Athena NGFW comprehensively protects against ransomware risks by generating policies for protected objects automatically, identifying ransomware risks comprehensively and visually, and providing remediation suggestions and ideas so administrators can deal with ransomware risk events.

Click Get Started. The Settings page of ransomware protection appears, as shown below.

Network Object: Select the IP address group of the business asset that needs ransomware protection on the LAN.

Dst Zone: Select the zone where the business asset needs ransomware protection.

Src Zone: Refers to the attack source of a ransomware attack.

Scan for open ports and weak passwords: Authorize the Athena NGFW device to actively scan open ports, the system, and weak passwords. This option is disabled by default.

Enable scheduled active scan: Set the time for the Athena NGFW device to actively scan open ports and weak passwords. This option will be gray and not selectable until you enable Scan for open ports and weak passwords.

Generate security policies automatically to protect against ransomware: Generate security policies. Once the setting is saved, policies will be generated on the Network Security Policy page. This option is enabled by default. It will also be automatically added to the top of the security policy list.

Click Save. The system will perform an assessment automatically and display the ransomware protection data, as shown below.

Click Module Display Settings, and you can add the ransomware protection module to the Home.

Click Yes. Then, you can see the Ransomware Protection data displayed on the Home.