Working from Home Leaves You More Susceptible to Ransomware. Do You Know How to Protect Your Data?
Our data security experts here at MBS are familiar with the increased risks that come with working from home, or on a personal device.
What is Ransomware, and Why Is It Riskier on Home Computers?
Ransomware is a type of malware that locks access to files and demands a payment, or ransom, in order to regain access to those files. In the first half of 2020, there was a 72% increase in ransomware attacks, which largely correlates with the increase of remote work due to COVID-19. Our experts find several reasons for this.
Brick-and-mortar organizations usually have strong data protection systems in place that immediately detect ransomware, warn employees and stop it in its tracks before it compromises the organization’s data.
Employees who are working from home, on their personal device, don’t have the resources in place to protect their data that they would have in the office. And if the organization didn’t have the chance to provide proper cybersecurity training before the pandemic hit, initial red flags may have gone unnoticed by remote employees, making them an easy target for cybercriminals.
How Can Our Solutions Protect Your Data?
Our partner Datto offers comprehensive SIRIS and SaaS protection services. These services help protect your data from ransomware attacks, accidental deletion, malicious deletion and other security breaches.
Datto SIRIS is a reliable, all-in-one business continuity and disaster recovery solution designed to help keep client information secure. All local and cloud backups are scanned for ransomware and mounted to ensure they are ready to restore. If ransomware does occur, SIRIS enables you to “turn back the clock” to the last snapshot, or state of the data, before the attack happened.
Datto SAAS protection is a leading cloud-to-cloud backup solution built to protect critical Microsoft 365 and G Suite application data. It offers fast and effortless one-click restore options to protect and recover from ransomware attacks.
Both of these services are easy to install and monitor, making them the top solutions for preserving organizational and employee data during these unprecedented times.
Managed Business Solutions will help install Datto protection on personal computers and provide continued maintenance. Contact our team today to get started!