# Ransomware # Ransomware stops payroll, # Huntress ransomware protection keeps your business going. **One exposed server. One stolen password. One minute too late. That’s all it takes for productivity to grind to a halt. Downtime, data loss, and costly ransom payments can ruin everything you’ve worked so hard to build. We find the backdoors your current tools missed and wreck the hacker before encryption begins.** #### Over 250k+ businesses protected from Ransomware by Huntress - - - ## Your team doesn’t need an unexpected crisis. Covering every attack vector can be hard. Phished credentials, exposed RDPs, weak VPNs, and stolen passwords give malicious hackers exactly what they need: access. But Huntress locks every door. The [Huntress Security Platform](https://builder.io/platform) secures your employees, identities, and endpoints so you don’t have to worry about data encryption, device lockouts, or pricey extortion. ## Can ransomware attacks be detected before they get into my network? Yes, if you have the right visibility across your network and systems. These days, many initial access broker groups and ransomware gangs rely on weaknesses in security tools like firewalls and VPNs to gain access to a network. But they can’t do it quietly, making it possible to detect attacks through log and event monitoring. ## Top Questions ### Are employees on ransomware groups’ radar? Ransomware groups prey on employees because they can provide an expressway into a network. Employees can be phished to install an attackers' tools or steal administrative passwords making it easy to compromise a network. ### What are the effective strategies for ransomware protection? Protecting against ransomware requires a defense in depth approach due to the multiple approaches threat actors use to gain access to your systems and data. Endpoint detection and response is no longer the single solution. Businesses need to be educating their employees to detect and avoid phishing and credential theft attacks. ### What are the benefits of ransomware containment? Speed matters when responding to a ransomware attack. The faster an attack is detected and the threat is contained, whether that’s shutting down VPN access or isolating an endpoint, the greater likelihood your business will minimize the impact of a ransomware attack. ### What is the role of AI in ransomware protection? AI is helping IT and Security teams defend against ransomware attacks by allowing them to triage and prioritize alerts faster. ## Your business needs proof, not promises. # 24/7 **Global threat analyst coverage** Led by a team of elite, industry-recognized threat analysts who’ve seen it all, our [24/7, AI-assisted SOC](https://www.huntress.com/why-huntress/24-7-soc) works around the clock to find and eliminate ransomware threats before they can damage your business. # <1% **False positive rate across 4M+ endpoints** # 250k+ **Organizations protected by Huntress** ## Learn more about Ransomware and other #ShadyHacks [Read more about How Ransomware Attacks Happen](https://www.huntress.com/resources/how-ransomware-attacks-happen) How Ransomware Attacks Happen Watch this video for a breakdown of the ransomware attack path, so you can spot it early, shut it down, and steer clear of hacker paydays. ## Ransomware Protection Frequently Asked Questions ### Are employees on ransomware groups’ radar? Definitely. Identities are the new perimeter. Ransomware groups will intercept MFA requests, steal session tokens, and ultimately compromise accounts to get access to your systems and data. ### How is Huntress Managed EDR better than my current antivirus or preventative tool? Antivirus is based on known file signatures and often fails against modern, fileless attacks. Huntress Managed EDR looks for the tradecraft of the human attacker—how they move and execute commands after they bypass basic defenses. ### Why do we still need EDR for ransomware? Backups are crucial for recovery, but they don't prevent downtime, reputational damage, or the increasing risk of data exfiltration. Huntress helps stop the attacker before they can execute an attack.