Aiming for the right defense strategy against ransomware threats
Steve Caimi is a security specialist Cisco with nearly 25 years’ experience in cybersecurity. Ransomware had a banner year in 2020, taking advantage of pandemic-related shifts in network access for remote work, distance learning and telehealth. For critical infrastructure sectors, the threat of seeing data locked up or having systems knocked offline is a risk that these organizations simply can’t afford. While cyber defenders are improving their cyber defenses, hackers are upping their game too. They’re getting better at getting inside, they’re affecting more systems and they’re doing more with the data they steal. That is why organizations need a security strategy that can adapt to the changing threat environment. For ransomware, financial gain is the endgame. We are seeing a growing trend in “big game hunting” — or targeting big-revenue organizations — because attackers know these organizations can, and will, pay up. Two of the top attack vectors should […]
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