Security News > 2020 > October > How to defend your organization against the surge in ransomware attacks
In a blog post published on Tuesday, cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research discusses the surge in ransomware attacks and offers advice on how to battle them.
Conventional signature-based antivirus protection is always an efficient solution for preventing known attacks and should be implemented in any organization as it protects against a majority of malware attacks.
Sandboxing is an important prevention mechanism that can protect against evasive or zero-day malware and defend against many types of unknown attacks against an organization.
Patching is a critical component in defending against ransomware attacks as cybercriminals will often look for the latest exploits described in released patches and then target systems that are not yet patched.
Training users on how to identify and avoid potential ransomware attacks is crucial.
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