Ransomware: Examples, prevention and mitigating the damage

The threat of ransomware keeps growing, as attackers develop -- or purchase -- new services to gain access to organizations of all types: public, private, large and small. In a recent edition of CISO Insights, hosts Dan Lohrman of Presidio and Earl Duby of Auxiom sat down with three top cybersecurity experts to talk about the latest ransomware examples, the most likely targets and attack vectors and what organizations should do to avoid being victimized.

For this program -- "Ransomware 3.0: Can Anything Stop These Bad Actors?"-- Lohrmann and Duby spoke with Erika Gifford, of Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center, Darrin Kimes, a consultant for Verizon Threat Intelligence, and Allan Liska, a ransomware researcher at Recorded Future.

The panel reviewed the latest ransomware examples and highlighted which organizations are most vulnerable to attack now. They also outlined solutions and provided a detailed list of resources that even cash-strapped small municipalities can draw ...