The White House just release a special document to the private sector about responsibility and steps to prevent ransomware.

Quoting directly from the document:

Companies that view ransomware as a threat to their core business operations rather than a simple risk of data theft will react and recover more effectively.

The document goes on to talk about best practices such as:

• Utilizing Multifactor Authentication
• Endpoint Detection and Response
• Threat Hunting
• Utilizing Threat Intelligence
• Backing up your data and keeping it offline
• Updating and patching systems
• Testing your incident response plan
• Penetration Tests
• Segmenting Networks

These are all basic activities organization need to start implementing now. The ransomware threat is escalating, and your organization can be a target.