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CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection

Monitor and block ransomware behaviour to protect critical data.

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THE CHALLENGE

Effective ransomware defense requires a multifaceted approach

Reliance on baseline security practices using next generation firewalls, secure email/web gateways and focusing on closing vulnerability gaps alone have not been sufficient to prevent ransomware attacks.

The main challenge facing Fortune 500 companies is to safeguard business critical data from being encrypted by unauthorised processes and users on endpoints and servers.

51%

of organisations do not have a formal ransomware plan

Stop ransomware in its tracks

CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection (CTE-RWP) continuously monitors processes for abnormal I/O activity and alerts or blocks malicious activity before ransomware can take complete hold of your endpoints and servers.

Using CTE-RWP as part of your ransomware defense strategy to protect critical data strengthens your overall security posture and avoids business disruption.

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Why You'll Love CTE-RWP

Active Detection

CTE-RWP doesn't rely on known ransomware file signatures. Instead, it monitors active processes to detect ransomware – identifying activities such as excessive data access, exfiltration, unauthorised encryption, or malicious impersonation of a user

Easy to manage

Quickly deploy CTE-RWP as there is no need to configure user access policies. Leverage the same CipherTrust Manager console used for other tools in the CipherTrust Data Security Platform to simplify and unify your data security management

Reliable remediation

Since CTE Ransomware Protection monitors the processes for identifying activities, it will still flag/block the ransomware activity even if the ransomware was installed on the machine first and went undetected

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Find out how CTE Ransomware Protection can help your business

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If you look at the scale, complexity and value of what we were trying to do, deploying the Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform made perfect sense.

Arvin Bansal

Senior Director, Cloud Security and Data Protection AmerisourceBergen

CTE for Ransomware Protection FAQs

What is Ransomware?

Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or malware that prevents you from accessing your computer files, systems, or networks and demands you pay a ransom for their return. Ransomware attacks are both costly and damaging to an organisation’s reputation.

How does CTE-RWP defend against ransomware?

CTE Ransomware Protection (CTE-RWP) continuously enforces file/folder level ransomware protection with minimal configuration and no modification to any applications on the endpoint/server. It monitors for any abnormal file activity caused by ransomware infected processes, and alerts or blocks (per user configuration) when such an activity is detected.

Is this all the protection I need against ransomware?

The best defense against ransomware is multifaceted. CTE-RWP monitors processes for abnormal I/O activity on files. Adding a license for CipherTrust Transparent Encryption (CTE) provides additional benefits to guard against ransomware including access policies. There are other means that will decrease your risk factors such as being aware of phishing scams (how malware infects your machines), anti-virus software, and regular data backups. CTE-RWP is a huge step in managing your risks of a ransomware attack.

Is CTE-RWP licensed independently of CipherTrust Transparent Encryption?

CTE-RWP is a separate license purchase from CTE and can be used independently or in combination with a CTE license for multifaceted protection against ransomware. Both are managed through the central user interface within CipherTrust Manager.

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