{"id":435,"date":"2023-10-02T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rm73v2idht.onrocket.site\/?p=435"},"modified":"2023-10-12T18:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:38:46","slug":"50-of-all-businesses-are-worried-about-ransomware-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/?p=435","title":{"rendered":"50% of all businesses are worried about ransomware \u2013 are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231002-blog.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, we thought that we would take the next few weeks to highlight cyber security exposures that are common to law firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common question that we hear from our insureds is \u2013 <em>What is ransomware and can it affect me?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ransomware is a type of harmful software (also known as &#8220;malware&#8221;) that online thieves use to access a victim&#8217;s network. Typically, this happens via a download by an employee that was tricked.&nbsp; Once they are into the system, they\u2019ll encrypt it so you can no longer access anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the thieves will demand a ransom, generally in bitcoin, in exchange for the decryption key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attackers using ransomware have recently increased their aggressivity, requesting six-, seven-, and even eight-figure ransom payments from organizations. It is more difficult for organizations to recover from such an attack as a result of these criminals deleting backups and, in some circumstances, issuing threats to reveal critical or confidential material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can it affect law firms? YES!&nbsp; In fact, here is a link to an article discussing a ransomware attack that is common to the legal industry: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logikcull.com\/blog\/maze-ransomware-law-firms\">https:\/\/www.logikcull.com\/blog\/maze-ransomware-law-firms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way to prevent ransomware affecting you is to make sure that your employees are well-trained on spotting suspicious emails and attachments.&nbsp; This way, they won\u2019t download malicious files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another way to prevent ransomware is to make sure that you have a complete backup of your system that can be restored within 24-48 hours.&nbsp; This will enable you to put your system back up and lose minimal time without needing to deal with the criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions about risk mitigation for this exposure?\u00a0 Call us at 412.563.2106<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned for next week where we will discuss wire fraud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, we thought that we would take the next few weeks to highlight cyber security exposures that are common to law firms. A common question that we hear from our insureds is \u2013 What &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/?p=435\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cyber-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437,"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}