Ransomware
Heighten your cyber defenses against increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks
Ransomware and multifaceted extortion have become top cybersecurity threats for organizations of all shapes and sizes.
Overview
Multifaceted extortion complicates recovery strategies
Multifaceted extortion combines traditional ransomware and other extortion tactics to coerce victims to comply with hefty demands, making the standard basic disaster recovery procedures inadequate against ransomware attacks.
Ransomware demands are rising
The highest reported ransomware payment demand is $70 million USD*. Threat actors have realized they can demand higher ransoms by targeting larger organizations and applying pressure with additional coercion techniques like impaired file availability, threats to publish data, and name-and-shame websites.
*NetApp, 2022, https://www.netapp.com/blog/ransomware-cost/
Well-established cyber defenses are key to prevent and disrupt attacks
With robust security protocols, your organization is fitted with the right tools to prevent the intrusions that precede ransomware deployment, hunt for active compromise, and respond faster to attacks.
How It Works
Mandiant provides automated solutions and comprehensive services to bolster both your organization’s preparedness and cyber defense to help protect against multifaceted extortion attacks. Choose services that identify your critical assets, test and strengthen security weaknesses against potential threats, and lessen the severity of attacks against your organization.
Mandiant provides automated solutions and comprehensive services to bolster both your organization’s preparedness and cyber defense to help protect against multifaceted extortion attacks. Choose services that identify your critical assets, test and strengthen security weaknesses against potential threats, and lessen the severity of attacks against your organization.
Common Uses
Reduce your risk of ransomware attacks
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Business Case
Ransomware attackers have intensified their attack campaigns by threatening critical infrastructure shutdowns, risking public health and safety, diverting vital public resources, disrupting educational institutions, and impacting data privacy.
In 2022, 18% of intrusions that Mandiant investigated involved ransomware. Intrusions involving ransomware had a median dwell time of just nine days.
Source: M-Trends 2023
Read the M-Trends reportLearn more about ransomware and preventive tools
Ransomware Protection and Containment Strategies
Steps organizations can proactively take to harden their environment to prevent the downstream impact of a ransomware event.
Multifaceted Extortion: The Evolution of Ransomware
The evolution of ransomware to multifaceted extortion, highlighting critical differences between the two from tactics to consequences.
Determining your Cyber Risk with Repurposed Ransomware
The use of real attacks—the emulation of native binary code—is critical in testing the effectiveness of security controls. Three Mandiant capabilities enable safe and successful testing with real ransomware attacks.
In your fight against ransomware, Mandiant is with you every step of the way
Prepare
Assess your organization's risk and prepare for possible ransomware attackers with Mandiant experts who can help your organization understand your team's response capabilities before you're a target.
Protect
Identify the activity that precedes ransomware deployment and activate mitigation strategies to avoid a major ransomware and multifaceted extortion incident.
Respond
Rapidly and effectively respond to ransomware and multifaceted extortion attacks and recover your business operations after a breach.
