Currently, one of the security incidents that most affects companies is ransomware infection, which hijacks our information and endangers business continuity. Do you know how to protect yourself and act against this type of incident? Do not miss any detail.
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The ransomware is a type of malware that enters computers and mobile devices preventing access to information, usually by encrypting it and requesting a ransom ( ransom in English) to be accessible again. After the initial infection, the malware will try to spread to the rest of the systems connected to the network, including shared storage units.
In most cases, the infection is caused by:
The ransomware identifies the drives on an infected system and begins encrypting the files on each drive. Rescue software usually adds an extension to encrypted files, for example B. .aaa, .micro, .encrypted, .ttt, .xyz, .zzz, .locky, .crypt, .cryptolocker, .vault or .petya. to show that the files have been encrypted. The file extension used is specific to each type of ransomware.
The ransomware manifests when the device is infected and the information is no longer accessible. Once you have encrypted all the files, it displays a message on the screen containing instructions on how to pay the ransom.
How do I retrieve the information? It is necessary to know that it is not always possible to decrypt the files and, therefore, to recover the hijacked information. Each type of ransomware has its peculiarities and there may not yet be a solution to reverse its effects. For this reason, it is important that you always make backup copies and check that you can restore them since it is the only way to guarantee that you can always recover your information and guarantee business continuity.
Below we list a series of recommendations on how to act, depending on the circumstances, in the event of an infection of this type.
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