As COVID-19 continues to spread, and users spend more hours working online, it should come as no surprise that malware authors are trying to exploit the pandemic. Weaker controls at home, and more users clicking on COVID-19-themed ransomware “lure” emails due to heightened levels of anxiety, are combining to create fertile ground for attackers.
Previous Nasuni blogs summarized both the business impact of ransomware to organizations, as well as why traditional enterprise backup approaches that rely on centralized media servers quickly become a bottleneck when trying to mitigate ransomware attacks across many locations.