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BullWall, the global leader in ransomware protection for critical infrastructure, today introduced BullWall Server Intrusion Protection to protect servers from unauthorized access resulting from the use of compromised credentials during Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions. By placing BullWall’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) between the server and any unauthorized users, organizations are protected from bad actors who may have gained entry to the network, preventing the deployment of ransomware.

BullWall Server Intrusion Protection prevents RDP session hijacking and impedes breach progression to prevent the deployment of ransomware. When an illegitimate session is detected, BullWall blocks any compromised clients and servers, and immediately issues the necessary alerts. It’s an important new weapon in the ongoing battle against the use of stolen or compromised credentials, one of the most impactful areas of cybersecurity vulnerability for most organizations. With the surge in remote and hybrid work environments, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is the entry point in nearly 50% of all ransomware attacks.

BullWall Server Intrusion Protection works together with BullWall Ransomware Containment (formerly BullWall RansomCare) to prevent and contain ransomware, protecting the organization’s most important, targeted digital assets against cyberattacks – a singularly important safeguard that can substantially impact cybersecurity insurance eligibility and terms for many organizations.

Most security-minded organizations now have MFA in place as single logon – which proves futile against a threat actor logging into a server via RDP and then moving from there to other servers. BullWall Server Intrusion Protection blocks every step of such attacks, and demonstrates the highest levels of compliance and reporting.

To learn more about BullWall Server Intrusion Detection, please visit https://bullwall.com/server-intrusion-protection/?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=2024-glob-direct-web-bullwall-server_intrusion_protection_launch

BullWall, global leaders in ransomware containment, and researchers with Cybersecurity Insiders, today published the Cybersecurity Insiders 2023 Ransomware Report. Based on a survey of 435 cybersecurity professionals, the findings identified gaps, misunderstandings and obstacles in organizational security posture, attack prevention and ransomware remediation.

Among the 2023 Ransomware Report’s key findings:

• Overconfidence about attack detection: 77 percent of respondents incorrectly believe their endpoint security solution (EDR) can sufficiently protect their servers against malware attacks.
• Substantial gap in confidence between detection and remediation: while 76 percent were highly confident in the organization’s ability to prevent an attack, only 35 percent were confident in the organization’s current ability to remediate ransomware after it locks or encrypts data within their systems.
• Recovery time expectations are overly optimistic: 35 percent of respondents believe they can recover from an attack in a few days, despite research showing that recovery averages weeks or even months.
• Troubling expectations: 79 percent of respondents said a threat is moderately to extremely likely to happen to their organization within the next year.
• Data at risk: 69 percent report that financial information is at risk, 61 percent report that customer information is at risk, and 56 percent say employee information is at risk.
• Ransomware’s biggest negative impacts: 82 percent cite downtime, 75 percent cite financial losses, and 68 percent cite reputational damage.
• Main obstacles in enhancing defense strategies: 47 percent cite the evolving sophistication of attacks and 45 percent cite budget constraints.

To receive the full Cybersecurity Insiders 2023 Ransomware Report, please visit: https://bullwall.com/2023-ransomware-report/?utm_source=2023-ransomware-report&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=2023-ransomware-report

To register for the webinar “Why EDRs And Other Preventative Measures Cannot Stop Ransomware And What To Do Instead” on 11:00am ET, June 15, please visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5763097225180979552?source=BW

For more information about Bull Wall’s solutions and services, visit the company’s website at www.bullwall.com.

BullWall, a global leader in ransomware containment, announced today its expansion into North America following strong success in Europe for its patented ransomware “kill switch,” Ransom Care.

Ransom Care is field proven to block ransomware from data sources in seconds and disable “patient zero” ransomware carriers. (More details are in today’s two releases, linked at bottom.)

BullWall’s last line of defense against ransomware is now used in many European healthcare, education, government and critical infrastructure enterprises.  It continuously monitors file shares, application servers and database servers in the cloud and in the data center, preventing server data encryption within seconds and thwarting attempts to encrypt and/or exfiltrate data.

North American Sales 100% via Channels – New Channel Partner Program Launched:

It will be sold 100% via channel partners in the North American market, as it has been throughout Europe, BullWall integrators report that Ransom Care blocks ransomware attacks in <10 seconds. The BullWall Channel Program introduced today includes:

• Education and support that equip its partners to share BullWall’s unmatched ransomware kill switch capabilities with customers;
• Free customer assessments for environments with 250 Active Directory users or more, as well as support for smaller customer environments;
• On-site pre-sale support from BullWall’s sales engineers, including demos and ransomware assessments or pentests;
• Superb post-sales customer service and support; and
• Industry-leading revenue sharing. 

BullWall has also announced a pair of North America executive appointments: 

Carol Volk (linkedin.com/in/carolvolk) has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer and brings a proven track record of success in developing and executing strategic marketing initiatives for leading technology companies.

Steve Hahn (linkedin.com/in/stephenmhahn) has been appointed Executive Vice President of America Sales. He is an accomplished security sales leader with a background spanning start-ups, Fortune 100, PE owned and publicly held companies. He has a 15+ year record of leading teams past quota targets and EBITDA expectations.