Surge in ransomware is driving zero trust adoption

Date:
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:09:09 +0000

Description:
ZTNA eliminates the need for vulnerable VPN clients, report argues.

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Nothing drives the adoption of zero-trust network access ( ZTNA ) solutions like a good, old-fashioned, ransomware attack, a new report has claimed.

Findings from Sophos saw awareness of ZTNA is much higher among those companies that had suffered a ransomware attack, than among those that hadnt.

Surveying 5,400 IT professionals, Sophos found those whod been hit by ransomware are almost 50% more likely to be very familiar with ZTNA, compared to those that hadnt experienced such an incident (39%). The percentage is
even higher (71%) among those who paid the ransom. Adopting ZTNA

To put things in even more perspective - just 10% of ransomware victims had
no idea what ZTNA is, compared to 21% of those that suffered a ransomware attack in the last 12 months.

But these organizations are not just aware of the solution - many are also implementing it. Sophos has found that a quarter (25%) of victims have
already fully adopted ZTNA, something only 17% of those free of ransomware incidents had done. Among the victims, 40% of those who paid the ransom already deployed ZTNA.

Drilling deeper into these companies motivations, most were inclined to
deploy ZTNA to improve their overall cybersecurity posture, simplify their cybersecurity operations, and support their move to increased use of the cloud. Read More

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However, many are also interested in moving from a CAPEX to an OPEX model,
and to ditch vulnerable VPN client software. In fact, ever since the pandemic made businesses send most of their employees home, accessing the corporate network via VPN has become standard practice.

As a result, malicious actors have been increasingly targeting vulnerable
VPNs as their entry points, and have been relatively successful in that respect.

By removing the need for VPN clients, ZTNA reduces the attack surface, making it harder for ransomware actors to get on your network, Sophos concludes. You might also want to check out our list of the best business VPNs right now



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