The Unpalatable Truth: Ransomware is Winning the War
The relentless onslaught of ransomware attacks is a stark reminder that the current approach to cybersecurity is woefully inadequate. Despite the billions of dollars spent on IT security, the outcome is a devastating string of failures. The reason is simple: prevention is not a foolproof strategy.
The Unstoppable Force of Ransomware
Ransomware has become a lucrative business, with criminals reaping massive profits from the destruction they cause. The statistics are staggering: every day, new attacks emerge, and the number of victims continues to rise. It’s a game of cat and mouse, where the criminals are always one step ahead of the defenders.
The Silence of the Lambs: What’s Being Done?
The silence is deafening. Most organizations are blissfully unaware of the ransomware threat until it’s too late. The reality is that they will do nothing at all in the first 30 seconds of a ransomware file encryption commencing. The attempt to encrypt files has already started, and the attack is in full swing.
Enter BullWall: The Uninvited Guest
BullWall is the uninvited guest that crashes the ransomware party. It’s not a prevention tool, but a containment solution that steps in when all else fails. BullWall will isolate and shut down the user and device that introduced the malware within seconds of the ransomware attack commencing. The attempt to encrypt files is terminated, and a full list of encrypted files is provided, helping the organization’s speedy recovery.
The SMB Protocol: A Trojan Horse?
BullWall utilises the SMB protocol, developed by IBM in the 1980s, to securely enable file sharing, editing, and printing within the emerging client/server architecture. This protocol is supported by many operating systems, including all versions of Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. SMB requires that the first line of all files serve as an indicator of their type. BullWall monitors for these events, does several additional checks, and if a ransomware event is detected, disables and switches off the user and device initiating the attack.
The Red Lab Team: Testing the Unbreakable
BullWall has undergone rigorous testing against over 300 different real ransomware variants by their Red Lab Team. In these tests, BullWall detected all ransomware strains and families within seconds of malicious encryption starting.
The Verdict: BullWall is the Last Line of Defence
The verdict is clear: BullWall is the last line of defence against ransomware. It’s not a prevention tool, but a containment solution that steps in when all else fails. BullWall has contained ransomware outbreaks on numerous occasions, emphasizing the need for a proactive last line of defence when existing preventative measures have been bypassed.
The Solid8 Guarantee: An Assessment of Your Defences
Solid8 Technologies, in conjunction with BullWall, will provide an assessment to demonstrate how ransomware can bypass your existing ‘preventative’ solutions as well as how BullWall will contain the attacks. For more information, email us at info@solid8.co.za.
