State of Ransomware

The 2020 DBIR tells us that Ransomware now accounts for 27% of malware incidents and 18% of organizations blocked at least one piece of ransomware. That's over one-fourth of the malware incidents we've examined! Ransomware attacks have evolved from somewhat simple, straightforward attacks to more sophisticated ones involving aspects such as data for ransom. Ransomware attacks have significantly impacted state and local government, educational services, and the healthcare industry. But these threat actors don't discriminate – any industry can fall victim to ransomware. What's at stake? Impact to day-to-day operations and unexpected downtime, chaos hitting staff and customer leading to reputational damage, spiraling recovery costs and other unplanned expenses. You’ll learn: •       The trends involving ransomware •       Response options for ransomware incidents •       Steps to take to reduce your ransomware attack surface