Zero-day recovery: the key to mitigating the ransomware threat. Issue 1 (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fagioli, Alex
• Is Part Of: Computer fraud & security. Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 6
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: Computer crimes -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 364.168
• DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(19)30006-5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-3723

Abstract

Abstract : Combine zero-day exploits with ransomware and you have a cyberthreat that few organisations are equipped to handle. If all the focus is placed on cyber defence, what happens when those defences are breached? Financial harm, reputational damage and operational chaos commonly follow. But by bringing IT support and cyber security teams together, organisations can chart another way forward – a zero-day recovery architecture to transform ransomware from a critical business challenge to a mere irritant. Combine zero-day exploits with ransomware and you have a cyberthreat that few organisations are equipped to handle. If all the focus is placed on cyber defence, what happens when those defences are breached? Financial harm, reputational damage and operational chaos commonly follow. But by bringing IT support and cyber security teams together, organisations can chart another way forward – a zero-day recovery architecture to transform ransomware from a critical business challenge to a mere irritant, explains Alex Fagioli of Tectrade.