Because of its rise in sophistication and volume, organizations are asked by their cyber insurers, regulators and shareholders to step up their defenses against this threat. Similarly, to other cybersecurity goals, this is not achieved by deploying a shiny “anti-ransomware” tool, but rather through a defense in depth model with multiple layers of control, including an awareness program.

This document outlines an awareness program with the objective of strengthening your organization’s human layer of defense as a key control in the fight against cyber extortion attacks.