Ransomware – A Primer

My Ransomware Mini-series came to an end this, with the tenth part being published here on CyberAwake looking at what you need to do once the ransomware malware has been removed and you are back in business. The series also covers; planning meetings, preparations, kit and skills you need, risk analysis, detection, impact, the dos and don’ts, stakeholder responses, your people, the types of backup you need and how important it is to manage them, coffee*, yes really coffee it is important and of course how you learn from the experience if it all goes wrong!

Not all the parts are available here on CyberAwake as I published them across several of the sites I contribute to. Here, so you can catch up if you missed a part, are all the articles in the series:

Ransomware Mini-Series (2023)

Ransomware: Is it a Threat? (Part 1)

A Bag of Spanners – Planning and Preparation (Part 2)

Minimise the Damage – Planning and Preparation (Part 3)

Detecting Ransomware (Part 4)

Ransomware – What Not To Do! (Part 5)

Ransomware – The Impact (Part 6)

You and a ransomware resilient back-up (Part 7)

Where do you keep that Incident Response Plan? (Part 8)

Before – Ransomware (Part 9)

After Ransomware (Part 10)

This is not the complete ransomware story…

This series is about 8000 words – not even the length of one of the end of module projects I had to write for my Masters degree – so it is not the whole story when it comes to dealing with ransomware. However it is meant to get you thinking and including several tips that if you do nothing else but implement them, you will be in a better position to deal with many types of cyber incidents, including ransomware.

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

* Other hot or cold drinks are available – you choose.

Further Reading

Practice Drinking Coffee* better known as Planning and Preparation

Photo by Saksham Choudhary