Why is it important to detect ransomware?

Ransomware is the most common cyberattack, with 1 in 5 cyberattacks being a ransomware attack. A ransomware has one purpose: to lock you out of your business and demand a ransom. For that to happen, an attacker has to infiltrate your perimeter undetected, gain administrative access, and perform actions with the intent to disrupt day-to-day operations and demand a ransom. This operational downtime could have been avoided if the ransomware was detected early and alerted to the admin to take necessary actions. As a result, detection of ransomware plays a pivotal role in overall ransomware resilience.

By analyzing unusual activities and deviations from normal behaviour, the right detection systems can identify potential threats early, allowing the IT team to promptly intervene and mitigate.

Key Ransomware Detection Features

AI-Powered Behaviour Analysis

Ransomware Protection Plus leverages its proprietary AI/ML to detect and block previously unseen malware by analyzing file and behaviour attributes without relying solely on signatures. By analysing behavioural anomalies and deviations, we detect ransomware with malicious intent ensuring robust protection against evolving threats.

Real-Time Alerts

Get notified via real-time email/app alerts, allowing your team to promptly vet and respond to an impending ransomware attack.

Real-Time Alerts

Continuous Monitoring

Our solution is constantly learning and adapting to threats in your environment (your incidents remain private to you) ensuring that our solution is tuned to detect the latest ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Edge-Based Detection

Our edge-based detection enables autonomous protection to every endpoint, reducing the constant need for cloud-based definition updates, paving the way for early detection right at the network perimeter.

Offline protection

Ensure your devices are secured even in isolated or air-gapped environment with low/no network. This is helpful against time-delayed ransomware, wherein an infected ransomware remains dormant for a period, allowing it to evade immediate detection. Even if the encryption is triggered under offline conditions, our solution is equipped to detect and flag the ransomware.

Detection Techniques employed by Ransomware Protection Plus

Ransomware Protection Plus combines machine learning insights along with lessons from real-world ransomware incidents, enhancing our detection accuracy. Our models are trained on data from actual attacks, enabling you to recognize and respond to ransomware threats with precision

Behaviour detection

Our solution detects system anomalies and behaviour with malicious intent, such as encryption of large numbers of files. Upon detection, it flags the incident for auto-removal or audit based on the admin preference.

Deception based detection

Our solution sets up decoy files (bait files) to lure ransomware attempts. As soon as a ransomware tries to encrypt these files, an alert is triggered, allowing admins to respond to these attack attempts promptly.

Benefits of using Ransomware Detection Software

Improved cyber resilience posture

Early ransomware detection is one of the core aspects in any cybersecurity strategy. It improves incident reporting and response efficiency along with long-term improvement of cybersecurity posture.

Cost savings on ransom and cyber insurance premiums

Proactive ransomware detection lowers organization risk, which can ultimately help in avoiding ransomware payments, reducing costs associated with downtime, data loss, legal fees, and reputation. This also paves the way for reduced cyber insurance premiums or competitive, cost-saving terms from cyber insurance providers.

Reduced downtime and business disruption

Early detection, when paired with prompt mitigation, can limit the destructive impact of a ransomware attack and restore operations to normalcy faster, thereby preserving productivity and business reputation.