9 Steps to Mitigate Ransomware Attacks for Your Business

This document is a practical nine-step guide for mitigating ransomware risk, covering routine backups and patching, cybersecurity policies, port/protocol audits, regular security assessments, strong password hygiene and MFA, network segmentation, enhanced endpoint security, employee security training, and deploying intrusion detection/SIEM capabilities. It emphasizes proactive measures, compliance-driven testing, and incident recovery planning to reduce attack likelihood and limit impact.