Don't be a statistic when it comes to Ransomware attacks!
Avoid Cyber Security Breaches Such as a Ransomware Attacks Using Advanced Endpoint Protection.
The Concern:
A commonality among companies that experience major IT cyber security breaches is that few of them use comprehensive endpoint and server protection tools with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and machine deep learning. We use and recommend Sophos Intercept X which provides artificial intelligence and machine deep learning to protect against never before seen viruses, malware and ransomware. Traditional antivirus solutions only protect against known threats which makes them ineffective in protecting today's data systems against cyber threats that are constantly changing and evolving. To illustrate the value Sophos Intercept X can bring to your business, here are two scenarios we’ve encountered.
The Scenarios:
Company A – Panicked, Calling for Emergency Support on a Sunday Night!
An employee at Company A clicks on a malicious link containing ransomware. Although the employee’s computer is protected by a brand name anti-virus/anti-malware software that is regularly updated, this specific version of ransomware is new and passes through the anti-virus software unrecognized. The ransomware is now installed on the computer’s hard drive and begins encrypting files on the computer and the corporate file server. After unsuccessfully attempting to restore server backups, Company A is forced to pay the ransom in order to unlock its files and must report this embarrassing IT security breach to its stakeholders and clients.
Company B – Resting Easy, Every Day with AI-Based Threat Detection!
An employee at Company B clicks on a malicious link containing ransomware. Although the employee’s computer is protected by Intercept X, this specific version of ransomware is new and is not immediately detected by Intercept X's endpoint protection module at first. The ransomware is now installed on the computer’s hard drive and begins encrypting files. Intercept X's artificial intelligence recognizes that activity -- that multiple files have been encrypted on the employee’s computer and this is unusual. In response, Intercept X immediately quarantines the employee’s computer from the rest of the network so that other machines cannot be infected and reverses the changes that were made.
Intercept X's endpoint protection creates a Threat Case and documents the attack including information on the files and folders it touched as well as any system settings and IP addresses the ransomware tried to talk to. Company B, using Intercept X, can now see data illustrating where the ransomware originated in its network and which machines were impacted and take action to strengthen and train users against future threats. Company B avoided a cyber attack, data breach crisis and unplanned ransomware expense because it uses Sophos Intercept X.
You don't know what you don't know, but Sophos Intercept X does know what it doesn't recognize! Add Sophos Intercept X to avoid a costly cyber security breach.
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