Anti-Ransomware

Ransomware attacks threaten businesses of all sizes. They can cause financial losses, data breaches, and reputational damage. Strong security measures help reduce these risks. Endpoint Central uses proactive backups to help protect data from ransomware threats. This feature helps protect files against encryption-based attacks. In these attacks, cybercriminals block access to data and demand a ransom for decryption—often with the added risk of data theft. This document explains the restore functionality of Endpoint Central, which helps businesses recover their data without paying a ransom.

Ransomware can enter systems through phishing emails or exploited vulnerabilities. It can remain undetected, then quickly encrypt data or block access when activated. Victims have little time to respond before cybercriminals demand a ransom for the decryption key. Early detection helps prevent significant damage. Ransomware often deletes backups and shadow copies to make recovery harder. Some variants steal sensitive data before encryption. Ransomware continues to disrupt businesses worldwide. These attacks can bypass traditional security solutions and expose organizations to data breaches, operational disruption, and financial losses.

Endpoint Central uses advanced AI to identify and neutralize ransomware threats before they cause significant damage. Its detection engine uses intent-based behavior analysis to identify ransomware infections before they cause widespread harm. Ransomware takes different forms, but its core objective is financial or strategic extortion through file encryption.

• Process-Level Monitoring: Monitors processes for suspicious activities, such as unauthorized file encryption and system file modification.
• Real-time Alerting: Focuses on suspicious behaviors to mitigate zero-day attacks. Triggers immediate alerts for investigation and containment.
• Anomaly-based Detection: Uses machine learning to identify file upload patterns that differ from normal network activity.
• Advanced Endpoint Forensics: Analyzes system logs, memory dumps, and registry entries to identify infection sources and vulnerabilities.
• In-depth Indicator of Compromise (IoC) Analysis: Identifies IoCs associated with known ransomware variants, such as malicious file hashes and distribution URLs.
• Behavioral Pattern Recognition: Analyzes program behavior to identify suspicious activities, even when programs use obfuscation or mutation.
• Repeat Offender Defense: Recognizes programs that show ransomware-like behaviors. Takes mitigation actions, including immediate process termination and automatic rollback.

Backup technology

Endpoint Central helps protect your data with Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). This technology lets the software create scheduled backups of critical files without interrupting system performance. Shadow copies support quick file recovery to reduce downtime. They are created without interrupting system or application usage. Only changes made since the last shadow copy are captured to optimize storage space.

Backup frequency

Shadow copies of critical data are created every three hours. This schedule helps your organization recover from ransomware attacks. Multiple recovery points let you quickly restore files to their previous state, even after malicious software encrypts them. Regular backups and Volume Shadow Copy Service help protect your data.

Restore encrypted files

When ransomware encrypts your files, Endpoint Central quickly identifies the attack and issues an alert. It identifies the affected data and starts recovery. It uses backups created every 3 hours to restore encrypted files to the most recent clean versions available within that timeframe. This minimizes data loss and speeds up recovery. By combining proactive backups with rapid restoration, Endpoint Central helps organizations reduce the impact of ransomware attacks and protect critical data.

For more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions section.