Exam Ref SC-100 Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

Chapter 12

Recommend a ransomware strategy by using Microsoft Security Best Practices

The Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report revealed that ransomware attacks increased 13 percent in a single year, representing a jump greater than the past 5 years combined. Ransomware is an attack that destroys or encrypts files and folders to prevent the affected resource’s owner from accessing their data until a ransom is paid. Microsoft has been tracking the growth of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS), also called human-operated ransomware, which has become the most impactful threat to organizations. In this chapter, you learn how to improve your security strategy to defend against ransomware attacks using Microsoft security best practices.

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