Taking a Proactive Approach to Mitigating Ransomware Part 1: You Can’t Neglect the Application Layer
Wed, 12/06/2023 – 18:42
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Ransomware continues to dominate cybersecurity news. The proliferation of attacks – 66% of organizations were hit in the past year – and the ability for threat actors to more easily execute these attacks at scale, makes ransomware “arguably the biggest cyber risk facing organizations today.” Recovery costs for ransomware attacks have also continued to increase year-over-year, up 30% from 2022 to 2023.
This growing threat has required organizations to shift from the reactive mindset of years past (think: backups, endpoint security) to a more proactive approach in hopes of avoiding costly business disruptions and recovery processes. As we’ve discussed in the past, “in preparation for a ransomware attack, you need to close all the doors and windows of your house – not just the front door of endpoint protection.”
How Do Your SAP Applications Fit into This?
Vulnerability exploits are the most common root cause of ransomware attacks. And, from Onapsis Research Labs threat intelligence, we know that threat actors have the means and expertise to target SAP application vulnerabilities directly. This means ransomware groups can leverage unaddressed application vulnerabilities as an entry point – bypassin
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