How to stay protected against ransomware

Here is a Sophos Whitepaper describing ways to protect yourself and your organization against ransomware attacks.

This document explains how to react quickly and effectively to the threats posed by ransomware such as Cryptowall, TeslaCrypt and Locky.

It first details the mechanisms that these infections use to find their way into companies and why a large number of new infections continue to surface despite existing protective measures.

It then provides practical recommendations to protect against them, showing how these threats can be tackled using short-term and longterm technical
and organizational measures.

It also includes optimal configuration settings for Sophos solutions to protect against ransomware.