I have not been talking about ransomware as much recently – but it has not gone away – ask Estée Lauder:
Estée Lauder beauty giant breached by two ransomware gangs (bleepingcomputer.com)
Follow the Money
Hackers do t for money.
Research from the cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis shows that victims have handed over nearly $450m to ransomware gangs in the first six months of the year.
Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again | WIRED UK
Now you might not be an international company and the threat actors may not be bothered with the data that they can exfiltrate from your systems, but imagine that all of your files you need tomorrow are encrypted!
Your Take Away
You need to be prepared. I can help with that, I wrote a mini-series about ransomware and your business. Ten easy 10 minute reads. Make a plan, part 1, with the first coffee of the day, part 2 with that mid-morning brew and chocolate digestive… You get the idea:
Ransomware Mini-Series (2023)
Ransomware: Is it a Threat? (Part 1)
A Bag of Spanners – Planning and Preparation (Part 2)
Minimise the Damage – Planning and Preparation (Part 3)
Detecting Ransomware (Part 4)
Ransomware – What Not To Do! (Part 5)
Ransomware – The Impact (Part 6)
You and a ransomware resilient back-up (Part 7)
Where do you keep that Incident Response Plan? (Part 8)
Before – Ransomware (Part 9)
After Ransomware (Part 10)
However things have moved on there is now triple extortion!
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Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
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