IT Solutions Provider Stops Massive Ransomware Attack With Next-Generation Firewall
IT Solutions Provider Stops Massive Ransomware Attack With Next-Generation Firewall
2 PagesCASE STUDY IT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER STOPS MASSIVE RANSOMWARE ATTACK WITH NEXT -GENERATION FIREWALL In just a decade, this organization has grown from a small managed application provider to a major cloud hosting and services company; offering a comprehensive selection of IT services including its own VOIP solution. FALLING VICTIM TO A BREACH The company originally deployed one of the largest firewalls available from a leading network vendor to manage 30,000 email boxes and support over 50,000 websites across its infrastructure. The environment spanned 5,000 virtual machines and 300 physical servers in two data centers. However, it wasn’t enough protection: Out of the blue, the data centers were crippled by a massive ransomware attack. 4,000 access points were blocked with CryptoLocke
