havoc by targeting physical infrastructure like electric grids, fuel pipelines and water systems with ransomware The objective was to introduce an unknown variable—i.e., a ransomware attack—and demonstrate how failing

range of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) engagements, including nation-state intrusions, ransomware Pondurance Digital Forensics and Incident Response team, where he has led numerous investigations into ransomware

After all, there were nearly 400 reported CI ransomware attacks in 2020, up from 207 in 2019.*** Among most sophisticated attack’ ever: Microsoft president , Reuters, Feb 2021. *** Critical Infrastructure Ransomware

Today, by and large, the target of ransomware attacks is small and midsize businesses and government As a result of their limited resources, they have limited ability to respond to ransomware attacks in

focus specifically on protecting regulated customer data from new types of cyber threats, including ransomware

focus specifically on protecting regulated customer data from new types of cyber threats, including ransomware

hand, cybercriminals see this data as a valuable asset that can be sold for profit or leveraged in ransomware

Explore September’s Cyber Threat Download for insights on RMM-driven ransomware, AI-enabled attacks, Once the threat actors find a vulnerability in an RMM tool, they move quickly to execute ransomware at actual indicators of compromise because the threat actors are moving so fast — they infiltrate, execute ransomware

Then, they leave the environment and sell that access to a larger ransomware operator who conducts the traditional security controls and evade detection to ultimately take over accounts, steal data, deploy ransomware

SolarWinds hack , the Colonial Pipeline crisis, the Microsoft Exchange Server exploit and the Babuk ransomware

exploit in the firewall and immediately had access to tools that a threat actor had introduced during a ransomware The team discussed a few scenarios where clients would want to use host isolation including ransomware

actors are still using many traditional tactics, such as phishing campaigns, credential harvesting, and ransomware Using agentic AI, threat actors can create malicious software, including viruses, worms, trojans, or ransomware