A More Resilient Approach to Ransomware Defense

Reduce ransomware risk with layered protection that strengthens prevention, improves visibility, and limits business disruption

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Ransomware Moves Faster. Your Defense Should Too.

Ransomware isn’t losing momentum as it’s becoming faster, broader, and harder to contain.

Attackers now combine vulnerability exploitation, credential abuse, and data theft to move quickly and apply pressure sooner. Verizon’s DBIR found ransomware in 44% of breaches, while exploitation of vulnerabilities as an entry point has grown 34% year over year. Once data is exfiltrated, negotiations often begin within hours 

Organizations need a layered approach that reduces exposure, detects threats early, and protects sensitive data even after compromise. Fortra delivers the capabilities organizations need to stay ahead, helping stop attacks earlier, contain them faster, and minimize disruption when it matters most.

Rethinking Ransomware Defense

Ransomware isn’t a single event. It’s a fast-moving, multi-stage attack designed to find a weakness, expand access, steal data, and apply pressure before organizations can respond.

What does ransomware look like today?

Getting in: Exploiting Gaps Across People, Systems, and Identity

Most attacks start with access. Threat actors use a mix of phishing, social engineering, exposed systems, and unpatched vulnerabilities to get a foothold. Increasingly, they rely on stolen credentials or trick employees into granting access through trusted channels. 

In recent incidents, attackers have used everything from convincing phishing emails to voice impersonation and help desk scams to gain entry. 

How Fortra Helps You Stay Resilient Against Ransomware

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Reduce Exposure Before Attackers Get In 

Most ransomware attacks start with preventable gaps such as phishing, social engineering, or unpatched vulnerabilities. Fortra helps reduce that exposure across key entry points:

Detect Threats Earlier Across the Environment 

Once attackers gain access, speed matters. The earlier suspicious behavior is detected, the more opportunity there is to stop lateral movement and data theft. Fortra improves early detection through:

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Protect Sensitive Data from Theft and Extortion 

Today’s ransomware attackers focus on data first. Fortra helps reduce this risk with its data security solutions:

Build a Security-Ready Workforce

Employees are both a top target and a critical line of defense. Attackers know this which drives heavy use of phishing, vishing, and social engineering to break in.

That’s why readiness is essential. Fortra’s security awareness training helps organizations build a more confident, prepared workforce with:

  • Security awareness and phishing simulation
  • Real-world attack scenario testing

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FAQs about Ransomware

Ransomware is a type of cyberattack that encrypts, steals, or blocks access to critical data and systems until a payment is made. It is a major threat because today’s ransomware operators move fast, target multiple points across the environment, and often combine encryption with data theft and extortion. For organizations, that means operational disruption, financial loss, and reputational risk.

Traditional tools often detect isolated threats, but ransomware attacks are designed to exploit gaps across email, endpoints, identities, networks, and data. Modern defense requires more than point products. Organizations need broader visibility, faster detection, and coordinated response capabilities to identify suspicious activity early and contain it before it spreads.

Reducing ransomware risk starts with a layered security strategy. That includes identifying vulnerabilities, limiting unnecessary access, monitoring for suspicious behavior, protecting sensitive data, and preparing for rapid response and recovery. The goal is not just to prevent attacks, but to minimize the blast radius if one occurs and maintain business resilience.

Ransomware attacks often exploit a few common entry points to install malware and gain access to systems. These methods target users, devices, and network vulnerabilities. 

Common ransomware attack methods include: 

  • Phishing emails trick users into clicking on malicious links or downloading infected attachments. 

  • Malicious websites and drive-by downloads that install ransomware when users visit compromised or fake sites’ 

  • Exploiting software vulnerabilities in unpatched systems, applications, or operating systems. 

  • Remote access attacks that target weak or exposed credentials, such as unsecured RDP connections. 

  • Compromised credentials are used to access systems and deploy ransomware from within the network. 

Attackers often combine these methods with social engineering to increase success rates. The best ransomware protection services secure each of these entry points to reduce risk and prevent attacks before they begin.

An effective ransomware protection solution helps organizations strengthen resilience by improving visibility into risky activity, accelerating threat detection, and supporting faster, more coordinated response. It can also help reduce exposure by protecting sensitive data, identifying weak points in the environment, and enabling security teams to act before an attack turns into a business disruption.