As Diamond sponsors for the Black Hat 2021 conference, Acronis sent Acronis’ VP of Cyber Protection Research Candid Wuest and Cybersecurity Analyst Topher Tebow to attend sessions, answer questions, and gather as many insights as possible. Candid also presented a session, Ransomware Attacks Against MSPs – A Nightmare for SMBs.
In attending different sessions during Day 1 of Black Hat 2021, both Candid and Topher said there was still some old-school thinking on display that really needs to be replaced given the current threat landscape.
Reacting to the keynote from Matt Tait, Candid said, “The keynote was good, highlighting the issues with vulnerabilities. For example, researchers often still don’t publish their findings because they fear legal actions by the companies. But that makes it bad for everyone. Yes, bug bounties are important, but the overall attitude should change as well.” ...read more!
