Turning the Tables on Ransomware May be Easier Than You Think

November 17th, 2021 – A recent study by Fox-IT cybersecurity analysts provides useful insight into mitigating ransomware-related risk. Most people know that ransomware encrypts victims’ data, which more often than not these days involves data exfiltration. But what if the encrypted or exfiltrated data is itself encrypted, preventing the criminals from doing anything with it? Many cost-effective options currently exist for encryption of personal/company data, and insureds can help minimize their own risk before a loss happens by taking such relatively simple yet important.