One of the more common ways that systems are infected is through social engineering. Social engineering is the description of methods that attackers use to get the victims to breach security protocol or give up private information. Another predominant tool is malspam, this is where unsolicited email is used to deliver malware usually in the form of attachments and website links.
Hendrik Jacobs, our Security expert agrees that the best way to protect your business from ransomware is to prevent it from happening in the first place. “There’s a lot of methods to use when dealing with ransomware infections, but they are imperfect solutions if the implementation thereof is not dealt with correctly. It often requires more technical skills than the average computer user and that is where Enterprise Outsourcing comes in handy”