After days of downtime and exhausting negotiations, the Russian hackers refused to budge.
A few weeks ago, I received a call from a prospective client. It was a regular Monday morning for them—until it wasn’t.
When their team logged in, they found all their files encrypted and completely inaccessible. Every folder contained the same chilling notice: communicate with the
hackers via email to negotiate for their data’s release. Their business had been hacked, and they were being held ransom.
With their operations at a standstill and no other options, the company was forced to pay a significant sum to these thugs in order to recover their data. And once they pay the ransom, is there any guarantee they don’t have a copy and use it to extort even more money? Can these criminals be trusted?
This wasn’t a multi-million-dollar corporation with deep pockets. This was a small business, just trying to survive in today’s increasingly complex and risky landscape.
The truth? Scenarios like this are playing out across the globe every day, affecting businesses both large and small. Hackers are not just from Russia and they don’t discriminate—they exploit vulnerabilities wherever they find them.
This is why proactive cybersecurity measures are no longer optional. Protecting your data is protecting your livelihood.
If you’re wondering how to safeguard your business from this kind of devastation, let’s have a conversation.