Ransomware: The Threat That Won’t Go Away and How to Stop It Before It Spreads

Ransomware has been around for more than two decades, and despite billions of dollars invested in cybersecurity solutions, it’s still thriving. In 2025 alone, over 5,000 ransomware attacks were reported globally, many targeting mid-sized organizations that thought they were adequately protected.

The truth is sobering: endpoint protection alone isn’t enough.

Why Traditional Endpoint Security Tools Fall Short

Every organization today deploys some combination of antivirus (AV), endpoint protection (EPP), or endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. These products are essential, but they share a common weakness, they focus on identifying what looks or behaves like ransomware.

Modern attackers know this. They craft attacks designed to slip through these defenses, using advanced techniques such as:

• Living off the land – using legitimate system tools to execute malicious actions

• Browser-native attacks that endpoint security products can’t investigate

• Fileless ransomware that operates entirely in memory

• EDR Killers that stop EDR tools from seeing activity, or shutting them down completely

Because traditional endpoint solutions rely on signatures, heuristics, or behavior-based indicators, they inevitably leave gaps, and attackers are experts at finding them.

Shifting Focus: From Prevention to Detection of Impact

The key to stopping ransomware isn’t just trying to spot the attack, it’s identifying the impact of the attack in real time. This is outcome-based detection.

That’s where RansomStop comes in. Instead of analyzing files or executables, RansomStop monitors what really matters: your data. By tracking the outcomes of file activity, it can instantly detect when files are being encrypted or altered in ways consistent with ransomware, no matter how the attack got in or what evasion tactics are being used.

This unique, data-centric approach means that RansomStop doesn’t compete with endpoint tools, it complements them. Working hand-in-hand, the two layers create a more resilient defense, closing the detection gap left open by traditional prevention solutions.

Real-Time Detection and Automatic Response

Speed matters in ransomware response. Once encryption begins, every second counts. RansomStop’s advanced detection engine can identify and stop malicious encryption within 1-2 seconds, automatically triggering a response that can include:

• Suspending compromised user accounts to stop activity and prevent lateral movement

• Blocking attacker IP addresses for remote attacks

• Terminating the ransomware process in real time for local attacks

These automated actions stop the attack before it spreads, often preventing any meaningful damage, without waiting for human intervention.

A Smarter Defense for a Persistent Threat

Ransomware isn’t going away, but the way organizations defend against it must evolve. By focusing on what attackers can’t hide, their impact on data, RansomStop gives businesses a decisive edge in preventing business disruption and downtime caused by ransomware.

In an era where speed and precision define cybersecurity success, RansomStop delivers both, protecting your organization’s most valuable asset: its data.