--- title: "The Threat Of Ransomware is Real | DuoCircle" description: "Ransomware is a multi-million dollar a year online business that can strike any organization." image: "https://www.duocircle.com/images/og-default.png" canonical: "https://www.duocircle.com/blog/phishing-protection/the-threat-of-ransomware-is-real/" --- Quick Answer Ransomware is a multi-million-dollar criminal industry that encrypts or deletes business data and demands payment, usually in cryptocurrency, for a decryption key that may or may not work. It outperforms traditional cyber theft for attackers because the payment is automatic once the victim is hooked, there are no card numbers to launder, and government enforcement is weak. Even if the ransom is paid or a victim restores from backup, the costs continue: every desktop and server must be wiped and rebuilt, lost productivity during recovery often exceeds the ransom itself, and reputational damage with customers and partners lingers. Defense priorities: link-time phishing protection on inbound mail (most ransomware arrives via phishing), MFA on every account, network segmentation so one infection does not spread, immutable offline backups tested regularly, and an incident response plan written before you need it. 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In the case of legitimate business, some good or service of value is returned to the client. _I\_\_n the case of ransomware, business is slowed or halted by malware that locks or deletes files, and a ransom is demanded_ that may or may not stop the attack or reverse the damage if paid. **Ransomware is criminal** but make no mistakes: its top producers make **millions of dollars a year** in revenue. In fact, it’s so profitable that traditional channels of **cyber theft** are being abandoned in favour of ransomware. _Ransomware is conducted via a shotgun marketing approach_. The “**marks**” have already taken the bait by the time the attacker is even aware of them, and if the extortion attempt is successful, the money comes in automatically. There’s no credit card numbers or bank information to steal. Just data kidnapping, with funds sent to an **untraceable account**. Worse, unlike other forms of fraud, there is little to **no government crack-down** on the perpetrators of ransomware attacks. _Organizations are still mostly on their own when it comes to stopping ransomware attacks_. If you pay the ransom, will your data be restored, or will the extortion just continue to escalate? If you choose not to pay the ransom and restore from backup, there are still costs to be paid. Desktops and servers must be **disinfected and backup data restored**: a process that may take days or even weeks, during which time productivity is lost. [![Ransomware Attack](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2018/09/email-sending-services-1478.jpg)](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2018/09/email-sending-services-1478.jpg) The outlook for business facing the threat of [ransomware attack](/phishing-protection/ransomware-attacks-will-you-be-ready/) in the modern world is grim, but there is hope. DuoCircle’s Advanced Threat Defense stops threats from ransomware. > _Advanced Threat Defense is the front line set of anti phishing tools in the battle against email borne threats; be they from ransomware, phishing, malware, or spam._ ### With DuoCircle, Ransomware Has Met its Match! Email-borne attacks include ransomware, phishing, malware, and more, and they are becoming more common and more sophisticated every day. DuoCircle’s Advanced Threat Defense pulls together all the tools your organization needs in a single integrated solution to protect and defend your employees from these threats. Using an intelligent classification engine, we detect and these threats in real-time and defend against them with the highest possible **level of accuracy**. With Advanced Threat Protection from DuoCircle, ransomware attacks are detected and defeated. Every incoming and archived email is scanned, and **suspicious attachments** are identified using advanced threat detection. Advanced Threat Defense offers end to end protection against threats, including the ever-increasing threat of ransomware. > DuoCircle’s Advanced Threat Defense is a multi-layered approach to email threat protection that pulls all the features you need together in a single integrated solution to fight malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks with rock solid anti phishing security. ### The Benefits Of Advanced Threat Defense is Clear DuoCircle is an industry-leading provider of **secure cloud-based email anti phishing services**. As an additional level of front-line protection, DuoCircle also offers the Advanced Threat Defense Suite. This powerful suite of tools and systems offers end to end protection against threats, including the ever-increasing threat of ransomware. Advanced Threat Defense from DuoCircle provides: - Protection from malware and zero-day attacks, with 100% availability. - Spam protection that eliminates 99% of all incoming spam with a false positive rate of less than one in ten thousand. - Best anti phishing software in the market - Unlimited users and unlimited inbound message volume - Protection against domain name spoofing - Blocking of malicious attachments. - Real-time activity logs, with access to the email queue and click reporting - **Smart Adaptive Quarantine**, which puts the burden of sorting spam messages on the sender rather than the recipient. - **A thirty-day backup queue**, 30 days of MX backup service included - Chat, email and phone support is available 24/7 ![Brad Slavin](https://media.mailhop.org/dmarcreport/images/team/brad-slavin.jpg) Brad Slavin General Manager General Manager at DuoCircle. Product strategy and commercial lead across the email security portfolio. ## Secure your email infrastructure Protect, authenticate, and deliver. Contact our team to find the right solution. 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