the new threat on campus: ransomware locks down education
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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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