The Dutch police are working on a structural backup facility to recover from a ransomware attack. This is according to a letter from Minister Yesilgöz of Justice and Security to the Lower House on the police's First Half Year Report 2022.
Following major cyber incidents worldwide involving Log4J and Solarwinds, police have taken necessary security measures.
Minister Yesilgöz indicates that recovering from a cyber attack is one of the spearheads of the police cybersecurity program. For this reason, the police have launched a cyber recovery project. Part of this project is a structural backup facility. The minister reveals that it may take years before this structural backup is in place because there is not enough manpower in the police.
The police did take measures to recover from a ransomware attack. The minister did not share details about this. The police have expanded the Security Operations Center (SOC) to better meet today's requirements. The SOC should be able to better detect and analyze cyber attacks.
According to Yesilgöz, significant strides have now been made in improving cybersecurity in the police, but there is room for further improvement.
Preventing ransomware (hostage software) is always better. You can take some measures against ransomware yourself. Such as using an antivirus program. The police also recommend never accepting payment demands. In addition, it is important to make regular backups of your computer.
