Hacker's Guide to Ransomware Mitigation and Recovery

With ransomware attacks on the rise, your organization must be prepared. To defend against ransomware, it’s important to understand how hackers operate. Then, use your knowledge to develop a strategy that details the actions to take before, during, and after an attack.

Hector Monsegur—a former black hat and member of the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking collectives—shares his insights and tips to help you safeguard your data. Learn:

• What steps to take to prevent an attack or minimize data loss should one occur
• How to recognize attacks and what to do if you detect one in progress
• How to quickly recover and restore your data after an attack

“A recent survey by Sophos found that the average cost to recover from a single ransomware attack—considering downtime, people time, device costs, network cost, lost opportunity, ransom paid, and so on—was $1.85 million in 2021.”
— Hector X. Monsegur, Director of Research, Alacrinet