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RSA: As Ransomware Threats Mount, It’s Time for Coordinated Tactics Malicious actors have used ransomware attacks with impunity to disrupt business and society at large. Government and industry must coordinate to combat this national security threat.
Cybercriminals have been able to act with impunity and without sufficient consequences, said experts at the recent RSA Conference 2021.
Ransomware attacks have become economically burdensome but also increasingly disruptive to basic services, such as health care and education. As the targets for attacks have increased given digitization, the economic and social impact has also grown exponentially.
The average ransom paid for organizations increased from $115,000 in 2019 to $312,000 in 2020, a 171% year-over-year increase, according to a 2021 report from Palo Alto Networks. Additionally, the highest ransom paid by an organization doubled from 2019 to 2020, from $5 million to $10 million.
Jen Miller-Osborn, deputy director of threat intelligence, Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks
The ransomware challenge facing organizations today traces directly to the success being enjoyed by gangs who wield such malware, says Jen Miller-Osborn, deputy director of threat intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks. Criminals who wield ransomware are seeing low barriers to entry and enormous potential profits on offer, especially as more victims pay higher ransoms.
What more can be done to challenge extortionists seemingly limitless ability to disrupt corporate networks as they demand ransom payoffs?
In a video interview with Information Security Media Group as part of its RSA Conference 2021 coverage, Miller-Osborn discusses:
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