Security News > 2023 > November > Microsegmentation proves its worth in ransomware defense

Security organizations have responded to the recent rise in ransomware attacks by implementing zero trust and microsegmentation strategies.

Respondents overwhelmingly agreed that microsegmentation is an effective tool to keep assets protected, but deployment was lower than expected, with only 30% of organizations segmenting across more than two business critical areas.

Despite slow deployments, organizations that have persevered and implemented a microsegmentation strategy across six mission-critical areas reported recovering from an attack in an average of only four hours.

That's 11 hours faster than organizations that have only segmented across one critical area, underscoring the effectiveness of a zero trust strategy that utilizes microsegmentation.

Globally, a majority of respondents aspire to go further and implement microsegmentation, which protects application workloads at a granular level: 89% say microsegmentation is at least a high priority, with 34% naming it as their top priority.

Of all respondents, 93% claimed that microsegmentation is critical to help thwart ransomware attacks.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/11/07/ransomware-microsegmentation-strategies/