Published: 26 September 2018
Summary
Organizations hit by ransomware should avoid paying ransom, especially as payment often doesn’t result in files being decrypted — paying ransom should be the last resort. This report advises enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders how to avoid such attacks or mitigate the damage.
Included in Full Research
- Practice Good Security Hygiene Using Gartner’s Adaptive Security Architecture Model to Prevent Ransomware Attacks
- Continuously Back Up Desktop and Server Files, So You Can Recover Any Files That Fall Victim to Ransomware Encryption
- Use Publicly Available Resources to Try and Decrypt Any Files Encrypted by Ransomware
- Paying Ransom Won’t Necessarily Get Your Files Back
- Avoid the Need to Pay Ransom
- But as Paying May Be Your Last Resort, Prepare to Acquire Cryptocurrency
- Secure Cryptocurrency Wallets Using the Strongest Security Measures Your Organization Can Manage
- Cautions About Online Wallet Security
- Hardware Wallets That Enable “Cold Storage”
- Cautions About Hardware Wallet Security