Russia/Ukraine Conflict: Ransomware Updates & Cybersecurity Consequences

With cyberwarfare in the headlines due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, it is another reminder that we must maintain a sense of urgency about our information security. We need to continuously harden our systems, which includes increasing the speed with which we implement software and operating system updates, deploying heuristic-based endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, regularly conducting vulnerability scans, enhancing our logging and event management processes, and disabling unnecessary services and protocols. We also need to continuously review and strengthen our data protection capabilities, including enhancing backup protection and recovery systems, and enabling encryption where appropriate. Furthermore, we need to continuously review, revise, and enhance our perimeter protection, including the implementation of virtual private network (VPN) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions, implementation of advanced firewall and intrusion detection