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Why Criminals Love Ransomware: In Their Own Words Compliance Compliance euroinfosec) • June 22, 2021     Get Permission Craig Williams (left), director of outreach, Cisco Talos; and Matt Olney, director of threat intelligence at the firm What are top takeaways from threat analysts who have directly interacted with criminal affiliates of ransomware-as-a-service operations? "What ... really surprised us the most were the guy's insights into himself that he accidentally shared - namely, the belief that he wanted to c...

Recent critical infrastructure disruptions bring into clear focus that ransomware poses a significant risk to national security, and it's time to begin treating it as we would any other serious threat.

As the US picks up its war on cyber criminals, preparing to treat ransomware attacks as similar to terrorism, Labor wants the Morrison government to take President Joe Biden’s approach.

Would you like to play a game? The fictional cyberattacks of Hollywood films are become a reality. How can we prepare effectively? Ever since 1983’s WarGames, cybersecurity attacks have become a staple of blockbuster Hollywood films. The trite image of a youth in a hoodie hovering over a keyboard and threatening national security is ingrained in our collective memories.  Since the internet went ‘mainstream’, nation states, companies and individuals exist in an increasingly digitised world. We rely heavily on secure and stable IT and OT systems to lead our daily lives, to run companies...

Without intervention, information chaos will threaten the viability of our systems. The ransomware attacks are one of the visible consequences.