Ransomware
Brief
Ransomware is a form of malware designed to encrypt a target organization’s files, holding the data hostage until the organization pays the ransom demanded by the attackers.
Ransomware, like most other modern malware, attempts to evade modern detection products by continually modifying its code, making traditional detection methods based on hash/signature ineffective. That said, next-generation products that make use of machine learning methods to identify never seen before strains of ransomware are available. Rather than using hash/signatures, these tools analyze the composition of any files moving onto a protected machine and, if deemed malicious, block the file from either being copied to the machine or executing.
Exabeam helps security teams outsmart adversaries committing ransomware attacks with the support of behavior analytics, automation, and purpose-built content across the full analyst workflow, from detection to response.
