As technologies evolve, so does the threat landscape, and the old way of doing things simply no longer holds up. Network admins not only need to worry about protecting their organizations from outside threats, but from zero-day malware to insider threats as well. The traditional perimeterbased security model is rife with vulnerabilities that bad actors are all too happy to exploit, which is why, now more than ever, organizations need to evolve into a more advanced security strategy: a Zero Trust framework and architecture. Zero Trust embraces the new reality—users need access from any device, at any time. And the security framework needs to support that. Zero Trust assumes each access attempt comes from an untrusted network, requiring verification at every step of the way, thus better protecting your organization’s data and sensitive information.
Ransomware has, much like other criminal enterprises in the cyber realm, verticalized and developed an entire ecosystem designed to operate with efficiency and scale. Ransomware continues to evolve and organizations that fail to plan for an attack are setting themselves up for catastrophic failure.