the new threat on campus: ransomware locks down education

RANSOMWARE LOCKS DOWN EDUCATION

The new threat on campus:

in ransom payments in 2016$1B

1,425% ROI

Sources: FBI, TrustWave

RANSOMWARE IS A BOOMING BUSINESS

Source: Bitsight

EDUCATIONIS NOW THE

FOR RANSOMWARETOP TARGET

1 in 10 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS has malware on its networks

2Xmore than

GOVERNMENT

4Xmore than

HEALTHCARE

4Xmore thanRETAIL

9Xmore than

FINANCIAL

> 3 Reasons Why Education is So Vulnerable

1. DECENTRALIZED IT Inconsistent tech between departments creates security gaps.

2. COLLABORATIVE CULTURE PROMOTES SHARING Once ransomware hits, it spreads easily.

3. GOLDMINE OF VALUABLE DATA Users willing to pay big to recover data.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?

Student RecordsSSNs, medical records,

financial information

Financial DataFederal funding & grants

Intellectual Property (IP)

Research & innovation

“We recovered important grant information with Code42.”

— Marc Wozniak, IT Systems Analyst, Vanderbilt University

RANSOMWARE + USER ERROR

“A developer was infected by ransomware just as she was completing a major project, and she hadn’t backed up her work to the server. She thought her work was lost

and would surely have to pay, but with Code42 CrashPlan, we were able to get her data back.”

— Diana Williams, Sr. Systems Administrator, University of Georgia, Code42 CrashPlan user

Security policy can’t fix unpredictable users

IP lives on devices

ENDPOINT DATA: A MAJOR BLIND SPOT

PREPAREHOW TO

FORRANSOMWARE

Back up all endpoints

Back up all data

Back up frequently

Back up user settings

Exclude known ransomware file types

Test restores

Determine the time of infection

Prepare a new device Restore files from a time before the infection

GET BACK TO WORK—NEVER LOSE YOUR DATA

HOW TO RECOVER FROMRANSOMWARE

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