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

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