What is the life cycle of a ransomware attack, and how can organizations better detect and block them? Peter Mackenzie of Sophos, says that while many victims assume attackers first struck when systems got crypto-locked, the intruders had actually been in the network for "days or weeks."
Two cybercrime ecosystem cornerstones today are high-end bulletproof hosting services and ransomware, says Mark Arena, CEO of Intel 471. He notes that ransomware-as-a-service operations don't function like gangs or the Mafia, but rather as individuals collaborating "based on a culture of mistrust."
How do criminal affiliates of ransomware-as-a-service operations think? Craig Williams and Matt Olney of Cisco Talos describe insights shared - accidentally and otherwise - by "Aleks," a Russian affiliate of the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service operation.
In the latest weekly update, a panel of Information Security Media Group editors discusses key topics, including NATO's new cyber defense policy, the outlook for congressional regulatory action to address the ransomware threat, and cybersecurity comments by U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin.
Criminals tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, Verizon's 2021 Breach Investigations Report and overcoming the challenges of recruiting cybersecurity professionals are among the latest cybersecurity topics to be featured for analysis by a panel of Information Security Media Group editors.
Ransomware attacks have evolved over the years as attackers have come out with new strategies for digital extortion, says Chris Novak, global director of the Threat Research Advisory Center at Verizon Business Group. He shares insight from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report.
Election security improvements, the push for all software to ship with a "bill of materials" and the results of a long-running investigation into a lucrative digital advertising scam are among the latest cybersecurity topics to be featured for analysis by a panel of Information Security Media Group editors.
In this week's panel discussion, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss cyber insurance, persistent ransomware attacks and whether ransom payments should be banned.
Network intrusion displaced phishing as the leading hack-attack tactic last year, while ransomware continued to surge as the pandemic complicated incident response efforts, says BakerHostetler's Craig A. Hoffman, who describes trends from the 1,250 incidents his firm helped manage.
Security researchers who track ransomware often think such attacks must have hit their peak and can't get any worse - but then they do, thanks to top gangs continually improving the sophistication of their criminal enterprises, say McAfee's Raj Samani and John Fokker.
While ransomware attacks are largely viewed as cybersecurity incidents, there are critical data privacy concerns that must always be top of mind, says Jodi R. Daniels, founder and CEO of privacy consultancy Red Clover Advisors.
The ransomware challenge facing organizations today traces directly to the success being enjoyed by gangs who wield such malware, says Palo Alto Networks' Jen Miller-Osborn, who describes new strategies to help disrupt this cybercrime business model, including the launch of the new Ransomware Task Force.
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was every CISO's nightmare. And Roger Caslow of HRSD has faced a similar nightmare before. Caslow and Amit Basu of International Seaways weigh in on this recent attack, its significance and how ransomware defenses must change.
Attacks against Colonial Pipeline and other organizations have put ransomware at the top of conversations about cybersecurity. Megan Stifel of the Global Cyber Alliance believes new approaches are needed now.
It's a young practice but, globally, cyber insurance is starting to exert its influence with some of the largest enterprises - and in some of the most notable cyberattacks. John Pescatore of SANS Institute discusses questions that cybersecurity leaders need to ask before acquiring new policies.
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