{"id":96093,"date":"2021-09-16T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudcomputing-news.net\/?p=96093"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:55:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T07:55:39","slug":"ransomware-mitigation-sees-focus-from-aws-azure-google-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudcomputing-news.net\/news\/ransomware-mitigation-sees-focus-from-aws-azure-google-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware mitigation sees focus from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ransomware mitigation strategies have become an increasingly important aspect of major cloud providers\u2019 offering following the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent weeks, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud have all published articles recommending mitigation tactics and best practice in the event of a ransomware attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A ransomware attack occurs when company files are encrypted and money is demanded in exchange for the decryption key and the maintained privacy of the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The practice, which is closely tied to the work of blockchain analysis firms like Chainalysis due to payments typically being made with cryptocurrency, grew exponentially during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Chainalysis\u2019 \u20182021 Crypto Crime Report\u2019, the company reported<\/a><\/strong> a 311% increase from 2019 to 2020 in the amount paid by ransomware victims into deposit addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, it seems major cloud providers are beginning to take greater notice of the rise in such attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an AWS blog post<\/a><\/strong> from September, senior solutions architect Brad Dispensa suggested five pre-emptive steps customers can take to help protect their resources from ransomware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the list was data encryption, setting up app and data recovery, applying critical server patches, following set security standards, and having automated response systems in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dispensa explained the need for encryption as such: \u201cRecent ransomware events are increasingly using double extortion schemes. A double extortion is when the actor not only encrypts the data, but exfiltrates the data and threatens to release the data if the ransom isn\u2019t paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help protect your data, you should always enable encryption of the data and segment your workflow so that authorised systems and users have limited access to use the key material to decrypt the data.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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