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Ransomware was involved in 10 percent of the 450 breaches handled by our Privacy and Data Protection team in 2016. This week's news about a global ransomware attack is another example that this trend is on the rise.
Ransomware was involved in 10 percent of the 450 breaches
handled by our Privacy and Data Protection team in 2016. This
week's news about a global ransomware attack is another example
that this trend is on the rise.
Companies, governments and organizations around the world are
grappling with what steps they should take to minimize their risks
and prepare to respond.
We are currently advising clients who have been affected by this
attack and thought you would benefit from these key preventive
measures:
Address patching and risk assessment practices.
Develop and routinely implement employee awareness
programs.
Train your incident response team.
Conduct mock breach exercises.
Consider establishing and funding a bitcoin wallet.
Vet your vendor relationships and review contracts.
Review and update business continuity and disaster recovery
plans.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
