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A lack of visibility into remote endpoints can leave your organization vulnerable to ransomware attacks, says security provider Illumio.
A report released Thursday by network security provider Illumio explains how this situation could leave organizations more susceptible to ransomware and discusses how they can better protect themselves.
Based on a survey of IT professionals at 344 mid-sized and large companies, Illumio found that most lack visibility into their remote endpoints, while few have an effective way to stop ransomware from spreading after an initial breach.
"Devices on home networks are vulnerable to peer-to-peer and lateral attacks from unwitting family members. These vulnerable endpoints risk exposing an entire organization to systemic risk, even while workers are connected over a VPN.".
Asked how they would stop ransomware from moving from one laptop to another during a breach, most said they'd have to rely solely on traditional endpoint security to block the initial attack.
To further protect your organization's endpoints from ransomware attacks, Illumio offers one more recommendation: Network and resource segmentation.