Free tool lets businesses assess ransomware preparedness

Cyber risk management company Axio is expanding its free Axio360 Ransomware Preparedness Assessment tool to give organizations detailed visibility into their cyber posture with regard to ransomware. The assessment tool has been developed based on guidance from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Axio's proprietary research based on hundreds of real ransomware events. Its recommendations specifically address the 20 most important controls needed to protect against ransomware, and each recommendation is mapped to its relevant control for easy traceability. "A ransomware event can cripple an organization, which we… [Continue Reading]