Avast sees global increase in ransomware
attacks with 24% increase in Q2/2022 from previous quarter
Avast's Ransomware Shield offers an additional
layer of protection, ensuring organizations have uninterrupted
access to systems and data
PRAGUE, Aug. 24,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast (LSE:AVST), a
global leader in digital security and privacy, today launches a new
Ransomware Shield for businesses, offering organizations an extra
layer of protection against ransomware attacks. This will ensure
businesses can secure their most important files and crucially,
customer data, with proactive protection which prevents
unauthorized access. The new feature is available now, included, as
part of the Avast Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Business
Security packages for businesses for both Windows and MacOS.
Despite observing a decline in ransomware attacks in Q4 2021 and
Q1 2022, ransomware attacks are increasing globally once again.
Avast witnessed a 24% increase in ransomware attacks in Q2 2022 in
comparison to Q1 20221.
Filip Hlinka, VP of Product,
Avast Business, says, "Small businesses are facing a growing threat
from ransomware, with cybercriminals increasingly targeting smaller
organizations to encrypt crucial business data and disrupt
operations. The results can be devastating for small businesses
that lack the financial and technical resources to rebound from
such attacks. Avast's antivirus has always offered consumers and
business users powerful protection against cyberthreats including
ransomware, and Ransomware Shield offers a purpose-built,
additional layer of protection which helps to secure businesses'
most crucial files against these highly damaging attacks."
While Avast customers are already protected against ransomware
via Avast's existing Web Shield, File Shield, and Behavior Shield,
Ransomware Shield works alongside them to provide multi-layered
protection, ensuring businesses have uninterrupted access to their
systems and data. Ransomware Shield works by safeguarding files and
folders from being modified, deleted, or encrypted by unknown
applications. Users can specify which applications have permission
to access their files, providing an additional layer of protection
for organizations' most confidential and important data. The new
feature is automatically enabled by default, and users can
customize the list of protected files and folders in the policy in
the Avast Business Hub.
Ransomware Shield is now available for all Avast Small Business
Solutions users.
For more information contact us
E-mail: pr@avast.com
About Avast Business:
Avast Business, part of Avast
(LSE:AVST, a FTSE 100 company), a global leader in cybersecurity
and privacy products with over 435 million users, provides
enterprise-grade endpoint and network security solutions for small
and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and IT service providers. Avast
Business delivers powerful integrated security and privacy
solutions to make it easy and affordable for businesses to protect
complex and evolving network security layers. Backed by Avast's
immense threat detection network, which is among the largest and
most advanced in the world, Avast Business uses machine learning
and artificial intelligence technologies to detect and stop threats
in real time.
Further information relating to this release:
- Blog - https://blog.avast.com/business-ransomware-shield
Keep in touch with Avast Business:
- For more information about Avast visit:
https://www.avast.com/en-gb/about and
https://www.avast.com/company-faqs
- Follow us on Twitter: @Avastbusiness
- For small business security insights, visit the Avast Business
blog: https://blog.avast.com/topic/business-security
- Join our LinkedIn community:
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/avast-for-business/
1 Avast Q2 2022 Research Report:
https://decoded.avast.io/threatresearch/avast-q2-2022-threat-report/
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