Three Ways to Make a Ransomware Attack Worse
Ransomware attacks can often start as a chaotic situation in which organization scramble to get their response in order and strategize on how to recover. Many different aspects come into play during the first few hours of finding out about a ransomware outbreak and those can be detrimental to how the recovery unfolds. Unfortunately there are ways by which the responding teams and executive management can worsen the impact of an attack, add millions to the cost of a data breach, or complicate it with legal liability without realizing it. These are three ways to make a ransomware attack worse: 1. Don’t Have a Plan for Crisis Level Cyber Incidents If your organization is planning to use “we are all adults” as the plan and playbook to a major cyber-attack, the response itself can escalate an incident a cyber crisis. Neglecting to make decisions in advance, when heads are cooler and more logic and streamlining can be poured into the process, is a re...
