According to the 2020 Unit 42 Incident Response and Data Breach Report, remote desktop protocol (RDP) services were the initial attack vector in 50% of ransomware deployment cases. RDP services have been a popular attack vector for years, particularly for use on small enterprises where phishing emails may not be as successful. However, the COVID-19…
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Colonial Pipeline. JBS. Kaseya. 2021 was a record year for high-profile, expensive ransomware attacks. In 2022 we can only expect this to continue, as ransomware-as-a-service expands threat actor accessibility to tools, and new double/triple extortion ransomware attacks raise potential profits even higher. Although the retail and hospitality sector has not been hit nearly as hard…
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The last few years have seen a dramatic rise in high-profile ransomware cases, leading CISOs to bump ransomware planning to the top of their list of initiatives. However, just as companies have adapted to guard against this threat, ransomware gangs have adapted in turn, employing additional layers of extortion focused on exposing customer data. A…
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