- Ransomware -Arkrer drains millions while disturbing hospitals, retailers and schools
- Google Drive introduces AI-driven detection to stop synchronization during attack
- Microsoft Windows and Office remains key targets for running ransomware -threats
Ransomware causes continued disruption across industries with events reported in healthcare, retail, education, manufacturing and government.
Economic losses can exceed millions of dollars per year. Case, and recovery often takes time that organizations cannot afford.
Now, Google leaders have claimed that the long-standing approach to relying mainly on antivirus measures is no longer enough to stop these threats.
Microsoft -products under control
Google’s message claims ransomware remains a sustained threat to Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.
Although Native Google Workspace files, such as documents and sheets, have not been affected by ransomware, formats such as PDF and Office documents remain vulnerable.
The company has placed its new protective tools as a response to this ongoing risk, as Google Drive for Desktop now includes artificial intelligence designed to detect ransomware activity before it can damage data stored in the cloud.
Instead of trying to block each malicious program before activating, the system looks after suspicious encryption attempts and stops right away.
By cutting off synchronization, Google says it can prevent ransomware from spreading through an organization’s files.
Users are then presented with options to restore their data to a secure state without relying on external tools.
For administrators, warnings are issued via the admin console and provide visibility for suspicious activity.
IT teams can review logs, decide whether to allow restoration and maintain supervision of the affected accounts.
The system works on both Windows and MacOS devices with detection models trained on millions of samples.
Google says continuous updates from threat information services such as virus rotal help refine detection and adapt to new attacking techniques.
The message emphasizes that ransomware is not only an IT problem but one that interrupts core business operations.
Google’s AI-based approach aims to provide a safety net after an intrusion has occurred, while traditional methods focus on prevention alone.
In theory, combining antivirus defense with new cloud-level interventions can reduce the damage, although it remains uncertain how well these systems will hold up against increasingly complex attacks.
While Google presents its tool as a breakthrough, no single technology guarantees full protection.
Organizations are still dependent on layered safety practices such as removal of malware, secure approval and the use of password managers to protect against intrusion.
“By seamlessly integrating AI-driven ransomware detection and recovery of capacities in driving force, Google organizations help with an innovative way to avoid an increasingly common and still dangerous threat while giving end users the opportunity to continue working,” said Bob O’Donnell, President and Chief Analyst, Techalysis.
“This is good not only for Google Workspace users, but individuals and companies that may also use other office productivity suites.”
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