Halcyon Adds Data Exfiltration Prevention (DXP) to Anti-Ransomware Platform

About 80% of ransomware attacks involve double extortion in which sensitive data is exfiltrated prior to delivery of the ransomware payload and used as added leverage to compel payment of a ransom demand.  

The exfiltration of sensitive data not only makes it more difficult to recover from a ransomware attack, but it also puts the organization at increased risk of serious legal and regulatory actions.

Traditional security measures are often inadequate in detecting and preventing the specific techniques and negative outcomes of ransomware. Additionally, the complexity, cost, and scale of DLP and Insider Threat tooling and programs are out of reach for all but the most sophisticated and well-funded defenders.

That’s why the Halcyon team is really excited to announce that a Data Exfiltration Prevention (DXP) module is now available as an add-on to the powerful Halcyon Anti-Ransomware Platform:

Now our customers can enjoy additional peace of mind knowing that Halcyon can detect and block data exfiltration attempts, defend against data extortion attacks, and receive early detection of any threat actor activity across their networks - yielding true cyber resilience.  

With the new Data Exfiltration Prevention capabilities of the Halcyon Anti-Ransomware Platform, organizations can proactively identify suspicious data movements that are often indicators that a ransomware attack is underway.  

The Halcyon Data Exfiltration Prevention also allows organizations to address the “going dark problem” where attackers leverage tools like VPNs and concealed communication channels to hide their data exfiltration attempts from security teams.

Combined with the Halcyon Anti-Ransomware Platform, the Data Exfiltration Prevention capabilities offer first-of-its-kind detection and prevention from costly ransomware outcomes. Key benefits and features of DXP include:

• Identification of suspicious data movements associated with ransomware campaigns across all endpoints.

• Early warning that an attacker has made it past existing security controls.

• Zero customer configuration or tuning needed out of the box.

• Easy integration with modern EDRs for triage and investigation.

“Defeating multi-stage attacks and avoiding the ‘going dark problem’ requires a multi-layered defense. Nearly all ransomware attacks now feature double extortion and the key to defeating them is recognizing suspicious data movement and disrupting the attack before it progresses,” said Jon Miller, CEO & Co-founder, Halcyon.  

“Our new DXP module equips businesses with the tools they need to become more ransomware resilient while also reducing potential legal and regulatory liability from data loss associated with ransomware attacks.”

To learn more about the Halcyon Data Exfiltration Prevention capabilities, please visit www.halcyon.ai ‍

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Halcyon.ai is the leading anti-ransomware company. Global 2000 companies rely on the Halcyon platform to defeat ransomware with minimal business disruption through built-in bypass and evasion protection, key material capture, automated decryption, and data exfiltration and extortion prevention – talk to a Halcyon expert today to find out more. Halcyon also publishes a quarterly RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) and extortion group reference guide, Power Rankings: Ransomware Malicious Quartile, and check out the Recent Ransomware Attacks resource site.