Cyber Combat 101:

Explore the Dark Ransomware World!

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90% firms experienced a cyberattack globally with a breach
occurring every 14 seconds
The ransomware is at the core of one of the most notorious cybercrime factions. Simply put, ransomware is a malicious piece of code distributed by seemingly harmless email, text, popup, or other communications. Once mistakenly downloaded, the ransomware gains access and locks a user’s system until a certain ransom or amount is paid to the concerned criminals.

The massive proliferation of digital solutions adoptions across the world has only exacerbated the chances for larger, planned cyberattacks. The reason being, unfortunately, most businesses harbor traditional, legacy antivirus, anti-threat, and other security solutions to guard their sophisticated IT ecosystems and data. Our latest whitepaper dives deep into this dark world and spills out the secrets to charter a modernized, advanced cybersecurity strategy, resilient against the toughest of ransomware attacks.

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Common Modes of Deploying Ransomware

Spam/Phishing
Mails

67%

On-prem
Cybersecurity
Negligence

36%

Weak Passwords
or Access/Role
Management

30%

Poor user
protocols and
monitoring

25%

Malicious
links/websites/ads

16%

Most Infamous Ransomware Types

CryptoLocker
CryptoLocker
First spotted in 2007, this ransomware encrypts important data on the victim’s device and decrypts only after a hefty sum is paid
WannaCry
WannaCry
A ransomware pandemic that spread across 150 nations in 2017, exploited a security vulnerability in Windows and caused $4 billion in financial damages worldwide
CryptoWall
CryptoWall
A Trojan ransomware first appearing in 2013, this spread malicious attachments via emails after the same is downloaded from compromised sites
Locky
Locky
A notorious phishing attack, this was first deployed in 2016 and spread through fake emails with infected attachments, locking 160+ file types
Petya
Petya
First surfacing in 2016, this ransomware encrypted the victim system’s entire hard disk instead of certain files

Key Learnings

  • Ransomware worldDeep dive into the
    Ransomware world
  • Ransomware worldKey industry stats on
    global ransomware attacks
  • Ransomware worldCommon ransomware
    deployment models
  • Ransomware worldMost infamous ransomware
    cases since 2020
  • Ransomware worldFirst-aid anti-ransomware
    strategies
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