---
id: 6048
title: "How Do I Protect Against Ransomware?"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/protecting-against-ransomware/"
published_at: "2017-10-18T18:28:37Z"
tags: ["ransomware", "phishing", "backup", "best-practices", "least-privilege", "application-whitelisting"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6048"
lang: en
---

# How Do I Protect Against Ransomware?

## Summary

Thycotic's Joseph Carson on ransomware defense: backups alone fail—restored data can carry the infection—so pair tested recovery with app whitelisting, patching, least privilege and anti-macro rules.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2017-10-18T18:28:37Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/protecting-against-ransomware/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6048