Ransomware rarely arrives as a dramatic hack. For most DFW businesses it starts with something mundane: a phishing email, a reused password, or an exposed remote-access port.
The common entry points
- A phishing email that harvests a login.
- Remote Desktop left open to the internet.
- A password reused from a breached site.
- An unpatched server or firewall.
What it actually costs
The ransom is often the smallest line item. The real cost is downtime — days of stalled operations, lost revenue, emergency IT, and the cleanup of restoring systems and rebuilding trust.
The defenses that work
No single tool stops ransomware; layers do. MFA and email filtering block the way in, EDR catches what gets through, least-privilege limits the spread, and immutable, tested backups mean you can recover without paying. The goal is simple: be a harder target than the next business on the list.
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