Gio Environment Ltd is a reputed organization that provides practical and cost-effective solutions for sowing plants incorporate offices, commercial, residential and retail sectors to make the world greener and better. All their services are highly technology-driven to ensure the best quality service against the value of the investment.
DATA BREACHED. HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
During the process, they unknowingly opened loopholes for cyber-threats while installing various designs through diverse applications resulted in cyber-attacks where all the personal data of their employees were encrypted. The attacker managed to bypass the anti-virus protection and made a successful cyber attack through a ransomware attack.
What They Did Not Do?
> No Firewall Protection Installed
> Anti-Virus Software Not Updated
> No Proper Servers Backup
> No Passwords Management System
> No Cyber Security Awareness Training
ORGANISATION’S IMPACT
> Reputation and Branding Loss
> Lost of Customers’ Trust
> Penalty and Fine
> Paid Ransom
> Additional Cost Incurred to Remediate Actions
X-PHY Protection Method
1. Active Detective and Deep Investigation of the X-File Forensic agent detects the ransomware data encryption activity as soon as it starts.
2. The X-File Forensic Agent triggers X-Factor Encryption Lock.
3. Key Code 2-Factor within the X-Factor Encryption Lock locks the data and it can only be accessed by pairing multiple encryption keys which prevent the ransomware from accessing the data.
4. Guardian Pro-X and Security Scout within the X-Guard Threat Lock prevents any activity of the ransomware to breach or clone the data.
5. X-PHY® SSD then enters safe mode and requires 2-factor authentication to unlock the access to the data.
