{"id":778,"date":"2024-06-11T00:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=778"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:03:13","slug":"ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/","title":{"rendered":"DDoS and Ransomware Attacks Are Rampant \u2013 Learn How to Protect Your Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/anonymous-1332384_640-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"anonymous\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/anonymous-1332384_640-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/anonymous-1332384_640-512x346.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/anonymous-1332384_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A number of well-known and respected web hosting providers have fallen prey to very sophisticated large scale DDoS attacks over the years. As some attacks continued on for hours, their clients became increasingly frustrated, because their clients in turn were posing some very tough questions of them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#The_Frequency_of_Attacks_has_Increased\" >The Frequency of Attacks has Increased<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#Focus_on_the_Web_Hosting_Industry\" >Focus on the Web Hosting Industry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#Dealing_with_Ransomware\" >Dealing with Ransomware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#Prevention_is_Key_to_Blocking_Ransomware_Threats\" >Prevention is Key to Blocking Ransomware Threats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#Taking_email_protection_one_more_step\" >Taking email protection one more step<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#Why_its_important_to_monitor_file_activity\" >Why it\u2019s important to monitor file activity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#Be_very_aware_of_malicious_advertisements\" >Be very aware of malicious advertisements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/ddos-and-ransomware-attacks-are-rampant-learn-how-to-protect-your-data\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_NETWORK_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED NETWORK: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Communication_is_Key_to_Mitigating_Churn\"><\/span>Communication is Key to Mitigating Churn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>How well received these providers\u2019 efforts were to mitigate these attacks hinged around communications with their clients \u2013 essentially meaning how well they kept their clients informed. A good number of clients fully understand the complexities of fighting off these attacks, but when their business began to suffer from prolonged outages, some of them started scrambling to find new providers.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Frequency_of_Attacks_has_Increased\"><\/span>The Frequency of Attacks has Increased<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Cybercriminals have increased the frequency of their attacks, and now have intensified their efforts with Ransomware attacks. These attacks involve encrypting data on a government or corporate website and then demanding ransom money, usually Bitcoin, to unlock it. The combination of these two types of attacks are the dark side of the Internet \u2013 its criminal underbelly.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focus_on_the_Web_Hosting_Industry\"><\/span>Focus on the Web Hosting Industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Ransomware is essentially a criminal way to exhort money, but why DDoS attacks, especially in the web hosting industry? Providers are simply looking to offer decent hosting services to thousands of individuals and businesses, and provide employment to people needing jobs. The cybercriminals that perpetrate these attacks are a very sick underbelly of society and belong behind bars.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dealing_with_Ransomware\"><\/span>Dealing with Ransomware<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The consensus is that recovering data that has been encrypted by a ransomware attack is very close to impossible (without actually having the decryption keys). One solution is to have a remote backup of your site, meaning you need to think ahead and be proactive instead of reactive.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prevention_is_Key_to_Blocking_Ransomware_Threats\"><\/span>Prevention is Key to Blocking Ransomware Threats<strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/email-273502_640-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"email\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/email-273502_640-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/email-273502_640-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/email-273502_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>While backups are a viable solution, there are measures that you can take to prevent attacks, such as authenticating your inbound email. Why? Email has been and will continue to be a common way to distribute malware. Attackers are experts at spoofing emails that contain malicious attachments, that when opened, spread their garbage on the victim\u2019s system.<\/p>\n<p>By validating email origins before they\u2019re delivered, using sender identity technologies like SPF, DMARC and DKIM, firms can shield themselves from spear phishing and other threats.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taking_email_protection_one_more_step\"><\/span>Taking email protection one more step<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>While sender authentication helps, businesses also need to scan all stored, outgoing and incoming mail to detect threats that may have slipped through the cracks.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_its_important_to_monitor_file_activity\"><\/span>Why it\u2019s important to monitor file activity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Ransomware poses a threat not just to individuals within an organization, but to the enterprise at large, including shared files. Attackers accomplish this executing rapid file overwriting, but fortunately there are programs available to detect this type of malicious activity and minimize it. Early detection is the key, placing the infected site in quarantine mode.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_very_aware_of_malicious_advertisements\"><\/span>Be very aware of malicious advertisements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Attackers are very adept at distributing ransomware, especially via ads targeting specific users based on their habits. These very often are quite dangerous as they provide clues to the attackers about their potential victims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost Cheap Dedicated Servers\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming, AMD, GPU, EPYC and AI servers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_NETWORK_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED NETWORK: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A number of well-known and respected web hosting providers have fallen prey to very sophisticated large scale DDoS&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[207,209,120,123,29,43,24,107,210,113,198,169,139,166,106,33,170],"class_list":{"0":"post-778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneal","8":"category-tutorials-tips","9":"tag-ai-servers","10":"tag-amd","11":"tag-asia-optimized","12":"tag-china-optimized","13":"tag-ddos","14":"tag-dedicated-server","15":"tag-dedicated-servers","16":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","17":"tag-epyc","18":"tag-gaming-servers","19":"tag-gpu-servers","20":"tag-mitigating-churn","21":"tag-prolimehost","22":"tag-ransomware","23":"tag-virtual-private-servers","24":"tag-vps","25":"tag-web-hosting-industry","26":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}