This is the final article in a 3-part series on the evolution and sophistication of modern ransomware attacks, which serves as a snapshot from the comprehensive eBook on the topic, Ransomware, Inc: The Rise of Targeted Ransomware Crime Syndicates, published by Alissa Valentina Knight and Knight Ink, and commissioned by Illusive. Read part 1, The Major Ransomware Threat Groups and What Makes Them Effective and part 2, Ransomware Incognito
Previously we looked at some of the most prominent ransomware criminal syndicates, the model of RaaS (Ransomware as a Service), as well as some of the methods that attackers use to move stealthily through the IT environment. In this article, I want to provide a practical, tangible and achievable strategy for stopping these human operated ransomware attacks before they encrypt and extract sensitive information. ...read more!
