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Ransomeware: It hurts ALL of us. :-(

Posted by Parthiv Shah on Jul 26, 2021 5:53:40 PM

Parthiv Shah

Why does ransomware keep showing up in the news? Should you be worried? The answer is YES, because in 2021 there is an attack every 11 seconds. But Parthiv, you say, attackers don’t care about my small business - so I shouldn’t be worried, right? WRONG! Ransomware uses sophisticated methods to trick your employees and create trouble for you in the process. What if someone accidentally downloads a fake invoice? Now your computers are down, you can’t take credit cards, and you’re spending money to bring everything back to normal.

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What does it cost to not look at your cybersecurity?

It can cost a lot according to US HHS, such as:

  • According to the National Security Institute the average ransom fee requested has increased from $5,000 in 2018 to $200,000 in 2020.
  • 65% of those attacked had their key data encrypted.
    • Only 69% of the data that was encrypted was restored, and that was only after paying the ransom.
  • The average bill in healthcare was $1.27 million dollars considering downtime, people time, device cost, network cost, lost opportunity, ransom paid, etc.
  • According to Cybereason 42% of companies with cyber insurance policies in place indicated that insurance only covered a small part of damages resulting from a ransomware attack.

I have thought a lot about how to look at cybersecurity, and considered options for my own business. One thing I have learned is the importance of having an outside perspective on your cybersecurity. My personal recommendation is to contact Dennis London, CEO of London Security Solutions. He has 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. He started in the United States Marine Corp and went on to lead an IT department for an international company. He was the Global Antivirus Manager for a Fortune 50 Company before he joined NAI/McAfee as a Senior Field Engineer. He started London Security Solutions in response to all the requests he was getting from companies to take care of their cybersecurity for them.

This Ransomware Risk Assessment is normally sold by London security for $2500 to $5000 but Dennis has agreed to waive his fee for some of elaunchers.com clients. If you are one of SIX first people you will get this assessment for free, and after that elaunchers.com clients will be able to get this at a discounted fee of $1000. So hurry and be one of the first six to take him up on his offer. Sign up here.

London Security’s Ransomware Risk Assessment is built from multiple deconstructed ransomware scripts. You can see how ransomware attacks occur because they simulate all parts of a ransomware attack without any of the damage. This demonstrates what happens to your company if your current cybersecurity technologies were hit by a ransomware attack. In the best case, you know you’re protected, and at worst you know what needs to be done to prevent having to pay the high cost of a breach.

This limited time offer is good for up to 50 machines, (including servers and remote locations) so you can get a deeper view into your cybersecurity posture. Do not hesitate to test your security administrators with this offer - you don’t know if there is an issue if you don't look!

London Security Solutions has been recognized as a top 10 MSSP (Managed Security Services Provider) by Enterprise Security Magazine as well as awards from many other organizations. They are truly the best in what they do! Sign up now before they run out of space!

Topics: cybersecurity

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