Iningi lezifo ze-ransomware ezinkampanini nasezikhungweni zase-Europe azibikwa kuziphathimandla. Akwaziwa futhi ukuthi zingaki izisulu ezingenwa yilesi sifo nokuthi ziyasikhokha yini isihlengo. Lokho kuzokwenza kube nzima indlela ye-ransomware.
I-Enisa, i-ejensi ye-European Union ye-cybersecurity, ibhala embikweni ukuthi inokuqonda okuncane ngezisulu ze-ransomware. Ophenyweni lwayo, le nhlangano ibheke izehlakalo ezingama-623 e-EU nase-United Kingdom nase-United States ezenzeke onyakeni odlule. Sekukonke, ama-terabyte ayishumi edatha antshontshiwe. Emacaleni angama-58%, imininingwane iphinde yebiwa kubasebenzi. U-Enisa usebenzise imibiko evela ezinkampanini nohulumeni, abezindaba kanye nokuthunyelwe kwebhulogi futhi kwezinye izimo imiyalezo kuwebhu emnyama.
Isiphetho esiphawulekayo kulo mbiko siwukuthi kumaphesenti angama-94.2 azo zonke izigameko, i-ENISA ayikwazanga ukunquma ukuthi inkampani yakhokha yini isihlengo. Emaphesentini angu-37.88 wamacala, idatha kamuva yabiwa ku-inthanethi eyebiwa ngesikhathi sokuhlasela. "Kulokhu singaphetha ngokuthi amaphesenti angu-61.12 azo zonke izinkampani afinyelele isivumelwano nabahlaseli noma athole esinye isisombululo," abacwaningi babhala. Endabeni yokutheleleka nge-ransomware, sekuyinsakavukela ukuthi abahlaseli baphinde basabise ngokwenza idatha eyebiwe ibe sesidlangalaleni, njengendlela eyengeziwe yokucindezela isisulu. Lokhu kwenzeka ezikhathini eziningi.
Abacwaningi baphinde bathi inani lezigameko ezihloliwe “limane nje liyingcosana yeqhwa.” Eqinisweni, inani lezifo ze-ransomware lingaba phezulu kakhulu. Ngokwabacwaningi, lokhu kunzima ukukubona ngoba izisulu eziningi azizivezi obala izehlakalo zazo noma azibiki kwabaphethe.
Lokho kwenza nolunye ucwaningo nge-ransomware lube nzima, kusho u-Enisa. Ezimweni eziningi, izisulu azikwazi noma azizimisele ukusho ukuthi abahlaseli bangene kanjani kuqala. Kuhlanganiswe neqiniso lokuthi izinkokhelo ze-ransomware zivame ukwenziwa ngasese, "leyo ndlela ayisizi ekulweni ne-ransomware, ngokuphambene nalokho," kubhala abacwaningi.
I-ENisa ikhuthaza imithetho engcono edinga ukuthi izehlakalo ze-inthanethi zibikwe. Lokhu kuzokwenzeka kakhulu ngaphansi kwe-Network and Information Security Directive noma i-NIS2. Lona umthetho waseYurophu osakhiwayo njengamanje futhi ozophoqa izinkampani ezingaphakathi kwemikhakha ethile ukuthi zibike izehlakalo ze-cyber.