Ransomware Is Rising—Stops It Before It Starts with Morphisec 

Ransomware is escalating. The 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows ransomware is now involved in 44% of breaches, a 37% jump from 2024. Small and mid-sized organizations are the hardest hit—88% of breaches in SMBs involved ransomware. 

But the problem isn’t just scale. It’s sophistication. Today’s ransomware doesn’t just encrypt—it adapts, evolves, and bypasses traditional defenses with stunning precision. That’s why companies are turning to Morphisec, the only cybersecurity platform that prevents ransomware before it executes, powered by patented Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD). 

Ransomware Tactics Are Evolving Fast—Faster Than Detection-Based Defenses 

Recent analysis from Morphisec Threat Labs reveals how fast ransomware threats are innovating: 

• Modern ransomware like ELENOR-corp’s Mimic variant now uses Living-off-the-Land techniques, code obfuscation, and legitimate system tools to evade detection and delay execution until lateral movement has occurred. 
• Our team’s research into the ValleyRAT family shows the increasing use of modular backdoors and payload staging, allowing for further EDR evasion and reliance on fileless tactics to persist in environments. 
• Morphisec’s deep dive into ransomware encryption strategies across six major families (LockBit, Conti, Clop, Akira, Babuk and RansomHub), highlights widespread use of intermittent encryption, multithreading, and asymmetric encryption—tactics designed to beat response times and ensure full impact before defenders can act. 

These findings indicate that modern ransomware threats aren’t waiting for your tools to react. Instead, they’re bypassing them. 

Unlike EDRs and antivirus tools that rely on detecting known behaviors, Morphisec proactively prevents ransomware before it can execute by altering the memory structure of endpoints. This attack surface randomization makes systems unpredictable and inaccessible to adversaries. 

The result? No signature. No dwell time. Just blocked threats—before damage is done. 

Preemptive Cyber Defense: The Future of Anti-Ransomware Innovation 

Stopping ransomware requires more than speed—it requires strategy. That’s where preemptive cyber defense comes in. Unlike traditional models that rely on identifying and responding to threats once they’re in motion, preemptive defense neutralizes attacks before they have the chance to execute. It’s not about reacting faster—it’s about making the environment unexploitable from the outset. 

Morphisec is leading this shift with its patented Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) technology. By dynamically morphing application memory and system runtime environments, Morphisec denies attackers the stable ground they need to launch ransomware attacks. This unpredictability eliminates the advantage of reconnaissance and vulnerability mapping—two essential components of successful ransomware operations. It’s a proactive, prevention-first approach that fundamentally changes the security equation from “detect and respond” to “disrupt and prevent.” 

For ransomware threats that constantly evolve in technique, delivery, and execution, preemptive defense is the most effective—and future-proof—strategy. It’s not just about stopping what we’ve seen before. It’s about stopping what’s coming next. 

The Anti-Ransomware Assurance Suite is Morphisec’s most comprehensive offering designed to give organizations a proven, guaranteed way to prevent ransomware, without the complexity or overhead of traditional detection-based solutions.  

At its core is Morphisec’s AMTD technology — the suite bundles together everything a modern organization needs to not only stop ransomware in its tracks, but to build long-term resilience against evolving ransomware tactics. It includes real-time protection against ransomware execution, visibility into risk exposures and misconfigurations, protection for legacy systems, and post-incident recovery support.  

It’s designed for lightweight deployment and requires no ongoing tuning or threat-hunting, making it ideal for overwhelmed security teams or environments with limited resources. The Anti-Ransomware Assurance Suite delivers: 

• Prevention, Not Just Detection — Morphisec blocks vulnerability exploitation, fileless and in-memory attacks, including those invisible to EDR. 
• Real-Time Execution Blocking — Stops ransomware as it attempts to escalate privileges, encrypt data, or spread laterally. 
• Post-Incident Recovery Support — In rare cases where damage occurs, Morphisec helps restore encrypted files and supports forensic investigation. 
• Protection for Legacy Systems — Still running Windows 7 or Server 2012? Morphisec secures outdated OSs without performance impact—a critical gap that most solutions leave exposed. 
• Patented Encryption Decoy Technology — Morphisec is the only provider with a patent on ransomware encryption prevention using decoys, ensuring attackers hit fake assets—not real ones. 
• Visibility into Ransomware Exposure — Track vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and high-risk software across your environment to drive proactive risk reduction. 

Morphisec backs its protection with a bold promise: the Ransomware-Free Guarantee.  

If a ransomware breach occurs, customers receive 100% reimbursement of their subscription fees, no questions asked. In addition, Morphisec provides expert incident response support at no extra cost, including rapid containment, recovery assistance, and thorough root-cause investigation to help organizations bounce back quickly and with confidence. 

Outsmart Ransomware with Preemptive Protection 

In today’s ransomware reality, you don’t just need fast response—you need no response needed. The trends in the DBIR and Morphisec Threat Labs’ research speak for themselves: attackers are innovating. It’s time your defenses did too. 

With Morphisec’s preemptive approach, ransomware is stopped before it can ever execute, giving you confidence, control, and a new standard in cyber resilience. See how Morphisec stacks up against traditional anti-ransomware tools.  

Download the Capabilities Matrix to compare your options and choose prevention that works. 

About the author

Brad LaPorte

Chief Marketing Officer

Brad LaPorte is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and former military officer specializing in cybersecurity and military intelligence for the United States military and allied forces. With a distinguished career at Gartner as a top-rated research analyst, Brad was instrumental in establishing key industry categories such as Attack Surface Management (ASM), Extended Detection & Response (XDR), Digital Risk Protection (DRP), and the foundational elements of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). His forward-thinking approach led to the inception of Secureworks’ MDR service and the EDR product Red Cloak—industry firsts. At IBM, he spearheaded the creation of the Endpoint Security Portfolio, as well as MDR, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence, and Managed SIEM offerings, further solidifying his reputation as a visionary in cybersecurity solutions years ahead of its time.