Intelligent CIO North America Issue 20 | Page 73

INDUSTRY WATCH
ABOUT EFS ENTERPRISES went on a search to find a solution for us , and we were lucky enough to have discovered NeuShield .”
EFS Enterprises is a family-owned business established in 1994 and headquartered in Hillsboro , Oregon . Over the years , the business has grown ; the company continuously expanded its capabilities to meet the requirements of its customers . Throughout these changes , EFS Enterprises has remained committed to the fundamental principles of personal customer service and pride in workmanship .
or one episode of landing on a fictitious website , to fall victim to a ransomware attack . While EFS never paid the tens of thousands of dollars the cybercriminals tried to extort , the breaches did cost the company in downtime , lost productivity and customer project delays .
One ransomware attack also breached its offsite backup system . However , the company managed to eventually restore the data necessary to get back up and running . The restoration process required many hours of time and resources to get everything back in place .
The solution – NeuShield Data Sentinel
When a cyberattack occurs , the key is to get back up and running quickly . NeuShield makes getting back to pre-event status a fast one-click procedure . NeuShield ’ s software allowed EFS to avoid data losses and system infections , by placing a virtual shield over all of its digital assets .
NeuShield is also quick to install and deploy , with an intuitive interface that makes it easy for even nontechnical people to walk through the restoration process .
The result – peace of mind
NeuShield Data Sentinel has given the company confidence knowing that its systems , applications and data are now protected . Since deploying NeuShield , EFS has actually experienced a ransomware breach .
Fortunately , Data Sentinel protected its systems , programs and data , and it was able to immediately get back up and running with a simple one-click auto restore on three of the five computers , and was able to retrieve the information from other computers with help from one of the NeuShield expert technicians over the phone .
“ Because we had suffered multiple security breaches , we had first-hand experience in dealing with the frustration , pain and difficulties of painstakingly restoring our data , software programs , workstations and servers , to get our business back up and running ,” said Ernie Fisher , Senior , Founder and Owner of EFS Enterprises .
“ I don ’ t wish this on anyone . And I didn ’ t expect a business like ours to be hit so many times . We didn ’ t want to experience those issues again , so , my IT guy
“ The fact that our business has been hit multiple times with ransomware , goes to show that company size doesn ’ t matter . The pain , in terms of downtime , cost , loss of data and delay of business that all companies experience when down is bad regardless of their size ,” said Fisher . “ I ’ m just glad we have NeuShield to protect us . We ’ ve installed it on all of our systems , and now we have peace of mind knowing our business won ’ t be disrupted by similar attacks . As a business owner , it ’ s worth its weight in gold .” p
ABOUT NEUSHIELD
NeuShield delivers a revolutionary approach to data protection . Rather than trying to detect and block threats one-by-one , the company ’ s patent-pending NeuShield Data Sentinel product shields important data to prevent threats from modifying it . Businesses and consumers use NeuShield Data Sentinel as a simple , reliable and budget-friendly way to revert digital files and devices back to their pre-attack state when other malware defenses , like antivirus and antiransomware , fail .
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