{"id":16189,"date":"2020-10-13T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=16189"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:13:00","slug":"best-ransomware-protection-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/best-ransomware-protection-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best Ransomware Protection Solutions for 2026 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16189\" class=\"elementor elementor-16189\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c62c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6c62c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a374043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a374043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking for the best <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/malware-vs-ransomware\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ransomware protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solutions, you either have run into a security issue or you know very well how threatening it can be. Ransomware can shut down a business within minutes, as encrypted files can easily take email, billing, and customer systems offline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More importantly, these threats are able to do this before you have time to really react. When it comes to enterprise ransomware protection, it\u2019s all about being proactive. This article reviews eight ransomware protection solutions to help you layer up your defense for 2026 and the years ahead.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fe525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4fe525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6609d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6609d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ransomware can take email, billing, and customer systems offline within minutes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Layered defenses work better than any single ransomware tool<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behavior-based detection catches threats that signature-only tools miss<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email security and next-gen firewalls block attacks before they spread<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immutable backups and segmentation limit the damage when an attack gets through<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe12a4 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"cbe12a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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It should also help you with recovery when ransomware actually does get through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll want to look for in any ransomware solution:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced email security, such as filtering phishing messages and malicious attachments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud-based sandboxing to open suspicious files in an isolated environment<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behavior-based scanning helps to flag activity such as mass file encryption or unusual data changes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat intelligence updates to keep pace with new ransomware variants<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">File rollback and recovery to restore encrypted or altered files to their earlier state<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few other points I want to highlight here: working with signature-only tools means you\u2019re going to struggle with zero-day threats. Moreover, working with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/what-is-edr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">endpoint detection and response<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> closes that gap by flagging suspicious behavior as it happens. In the conversation of enterprise ransomware prevention, the focus is always going to be a combined approach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7caed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7caed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32940\" alt=\"Firewalls.com, your trusted security experts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a605077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a605077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e530bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e530bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 8 Best Ransomware Protection Solutions for 2026\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a80b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a80b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, you shouldn\u2019t have much trouble finding the best ransomware protection solutions. However, it\u2019s that same reality that can make it challenging to know where to look first.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ten solutions laid out below span endpoint, network, email, backup, and managed services to cover this topic from several angles. I want to note that these aren\u2019t ranked from best to worst, but simply some helpful insight on your options.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73886dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73886dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. SonicWall Capture Client\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8a1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d8a1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who aren\u2019t already familiar, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/capture-client.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall\u2019s Capture Client<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a cloud-delivered endpoint protection platform. As you might expect, it integrates directly with SonicWall firewalls.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, it provides continuous behavioral monitoring and machine learning to flag threats before they execute. It\u2019s great for stopping ransomware, malware, and general exploits early on. As far as management is concerned, one cloud console handles policy, alerts, and reports with no on-prem server needed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f347b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f347b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Sophos Fusion for Unified Detection and Response\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f3c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f3c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously known as Sophos Central, adding Sophos Fusion to the mix brings protection for multiple layers. From endpoints and networks, down to specific identities, you\u2019re getting a bunch of layered security under one roof.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a threat spotted in one area can trigger a response in another. Moreover, automated investigation and response run within rules your team sets, so you\u2019re always in control. Sophos is known for its seamless ecosystem of security solutions, and Fusion is just one of many examples.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8cd55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d8cd55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. WatchGuard Cloud Security for Centralized Protection\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ba65c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ba65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing security across several offices can get pretty complicated. Where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/cloud-security.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WatchGuard can help<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in cloud security, instead of solely relying on hardware.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through its Unified Security Platform, you\u2019re getting a combination of identity, endpoint, DNS, and network security in a cloud-delivered solution. I always like to focus on the AI-guided EDR, which gives you the proactive edge in isolating compromised devices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to that, you have ThreatSync+ to look forward to. This works to correlate threats across multiple layers, which is a great feature for multi-location networks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b65636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b65636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Advanced Email Security\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f2eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f2eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many ransomware attacks start with a single email. All it takes is one phishing message or infected attachment. End-user protection helps put a filter between those messages and every inbox across your network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced email security inspects every message, and phishing filters flag spoofed senders and credential-harvesting pages. Thankfully, advanced email security isn\u2019t hard to find, and is commonly associated with many enterprise-grade security solutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b34ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b34ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Immutable and Offline Backups for Recovery\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73a384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d73a384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something I want you to always remember is that even strong defense can fail. Regardless of how airtight you think your network is, you also need to have a backup and recovery plan in place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, when it comes to immutable backups, these can\u2019t be altered or deleted once they are written. Ransomware can definitely go for backup files, but immutable storage and offline copies mean you stay one step ahead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another note I want to leave on this is that regular test restores are important too. This is part of how you catch corrupted or incomplete backups before an emergency actually hits your network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81018e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81018e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Managed Detection and Response and Professional Services\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8223dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8223dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you\u2019re working with the best ransomware protection solutions on the market, security tools only protect you with a proper setup. While automation has helped streamline many security measures, that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s an entirely hands-off routine.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most lean IT teams out there can\u2019t staff or handle around-the-clock network security management. This is entirely understandable considering how much you have to focus on day in and day out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many organizations, they fill this gap with the support of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">professional services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Taking this route means you\u2019re getting help with hardware setup, deployment, and even migration when you need to switch things up. Aside from being extremely helpful, this can also be a much more cost-effective solution than trying to bite off more than your IT team can chew.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2738e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2738e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28915 lazyload\" alt=\"Managed Security Services\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1-768x120.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f77cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6f77cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6adec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6adec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Next-Generation Firewalls With IPS and Threat Intelligence\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa496c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa496c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your network edge is where ransomware traffic first makes contact. Having a next-gen firewall on your side offers excellent enterprise ransomware protection. Those supported by IPS and threat intelligence can block known attack patterns in line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, app control limits which programs and services can cross the network. I also want to expand on this a bit more by showing you a few general differences between small, mid-tier, and enterprise-level next-gen firewall hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdf387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9bdf387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-255\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-255\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/firewalls.html?cat=12691\" target=\"_blank\">Small Business<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/firewalls.html?cat=12690\" target=\"_blank\">Medium Business<\/a><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/firewalls.html?cat=12692\" target=\"_blank\">Enterprise<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Typical Environment<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Single office or small team<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Several departments or multi-location sites<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Large campus networks, data centers, or much larger multi-site networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Throughput<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lower, suited to modest traffic<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Moderate, handles growing traffic and users<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">High, built for heavy traffic with inspection enabled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Threat Prevention<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Core IPS, app control and threat feeds<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Fuller inspection, including encrypted traffic and sandboxing options<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Deep inspection at scale with advanced services and steep customization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Management<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Very simple, usually can be handled with a single admin or small IT team<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Generally centralized across all sites<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Centralized consoles with role-based access and automation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-255 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df01dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df01dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139c77c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139c77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, it\u2019s also equally vital to note here that these qualities can definitely overlap between each tier. There are numerous firewall options on the market, and finding what works for you will require a much deeper comparison than those points above. However, they do offer some context on what you can expect from different tiers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1e987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c1e987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Network Segmentation and Least-Privilege Access\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0117a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0117a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember this: a flat network gives ransomware plenty of room to roam. Since one <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/end-user-protection.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">infected device<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can search for shares, servers, and backups, you don\u2019t want to leave any gaps here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making use of network segmentation divides the network into separate zones. In addition to that, least privilege access gives each user, device, and application only the access that\u2019s relevant to their job.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something else that\u2019s important to know here is that firewall rules between segments enforce limits and log any attempt to cross them. Even if an attack does happen, damage stays contained to one segment, instead of your entire network being vulnerable. This is what I mean when I always say effective network security requires a layered approach. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78e520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b78e520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a77f1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the best ransomware protection solutions is only possible through a set of layers instead of a singular approach. Endpoint tools catch threats early, email security puts a stop to them at the inbox, and your firewall covers the network edge.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget to add network segmentation ot the mix, and consider how you plan on handling the 24\/7 security your business needs. If you\u2019d like to learn more about your options to defend against ransomware, that\u2019s what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our team at Firewalls.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is here for. Come have a chat with us to hone in on the right ransomware defense, and how professional services can help.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab7ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ab7ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8724dff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8724dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ea791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49ea791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddb2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"bddb2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1990\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1990\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Quickly Can Ransomware Shut Down a Business? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1990\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e799616 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e799616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8780f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8780f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ransomware can take email, billing, and customer systems offline within minutes once files are encrypted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why are Immutable Backups Safer Than Regular Backups? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1991\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ad240 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70ad240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a672b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a672b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immutable backups can\u2019t be altered or deleted once written. This means ransomware can\u2019t encrypt or erase them the way it can with standard backups.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1992\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1992\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Email Security Necessary if I Already Have Endpoint Protection? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1992\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f39b211 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f39b211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2193f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2193f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, because many ransomware attacks start with a single phishing message, and email security stops it before it ever reaches an endpoint.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1993\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How Does Network Segmentation Limit Ransomware Damage? 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