Old School Lessons for Handling Ransomware in the Digital Age
Summary
This presentation revisits foundational, often overlooked, ransomware incident preparedness strategies from the pre-cloud era. It emphasizes the continued relevance of manual business continuity procedures, comprehensive infrastructure backups (including software-defined components), and the practicalities of meeting RPO/RTO objectives with offline or internet-based backups.
IFF Assessment
The article discusses defensive strategies and preparedness for ransomware attacks, which are beneficial for defenders.
Defender Context
This article highlights the enduring importance of fundamental cybersecurity practices, such as manual business continuity and robust backups, in the face of evolving ransomware threats. Defenders should re-evaluate their preparedness by ensuring these 'old school' methods are integrated into their modern, hybrid strategies, as complacency with cloud-only solutions can leave organizations vulnerable.