Defending Corporate Infrastructure from Targeted Ransomware

An incident response analysis of recent ransomware strains targeting African fintech and enterprise networks.

Ransomware actors are increasingly focusing on digital financial services in emerging markets. This case study details the attack vectors observed in recent compromises: vulnerable edge VPNs, exposed administrative portals without 2FA, and compromised third-party vendor credentials. We provide actionable mitigation steps including automated off-site immutable snapshots, endpoint EDR deployment, and network segregation.