Hackerangriff: Specialists Save Valuable Data

In the event of a cyber attack, com­pa­nies often turn to spe­cial­ists for help in restor­ing their sys­tems and data. One such com­pa­ny is Dig­i­tal Recov­ery, based in Schwelm, Ger­many. They spe­cial­ize in data recov­ery and restor­ing hacked sys­tems. The process involves iso­lat­ing the affect­ed sys­tem to cre­ate a secure envi­ron­ment for data recov­ery. The next phase includes deep analy­sis using foren­sic soft­ware and pro­pri­etary algo­rithms and decryp­tion tech­niques called TRACER Tech­nolo­gies. This allows for the grad­ual restora­tion of data and the func­tion­ing of the sys­tems.

To pre­vent future inci­dents, Dig­i­tal Recov­ery rec­om­mends start­ing from scratch and only import­ing user-gen­er­at­ed con­tent from back­ups. Many cyber attacks occur over weeks, so old­er back­ups may already be infect­ed. How­ev­er, many admin­is­tra­tors make the mis­take of using old­er, unchecked back­ups, which leaves the sys­tem vul­ner­a­ble to anoth­er attack.

Restor­ing a hacked com­pa­ny can take weeks or even months due to the com­plex­i­ty of the infra­struc­ture. Large com­pa­nies are like metrop­o­lis­es with numer­ous inter­con­nect­ed roads and build­ings. Repair­ing the dam­age and restor­ing the net­work infra­struc­ture takes time and resources. Addi­tion­al­ly, com­pa­nies must take pre­cau­tions for the future, such as imple­ment­ing bet­ter cyber­se­cu­ri­ty soft­ware, expand­ing IT secu­ri­ty teams, and chang­ing work reg­u­la­tions.

Some hack­ers demand ran­som in exchange for access to the company’s data. How­ev­er, pay­ing the ran­som is not rec­om­mend­ed as there is no guar­an­tee that the attack­ers will pro­vide decryp­tion codes or that they will work. It may also encour­age fur­ther attacks and cre­ate a cycle of extor­tion. Instead, it is advis­able to seek expert advice and invest in improv­ing secu­ri­ty mea­sures.

Over­all, recov­er­ing from a cyber attack requires spe­cial­ized knowl­edge and care­ful plan­ning to ensure a suc­cess­ful restora­tion of sys­tems and data.

Source: computerbild.de