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Ransomware attacks have rapidly increased in frequency and severity since 2017. What was initially considered a nuisance has been adopted by sophisticated attackers in complex, multi-phased attacks that combine data encryption with the threat of data exposure. In this same timeframe, these actors expanded from widely seeding this malware threat to targeting specific organizations and industries—including whole cities. Today, the total costs of a ransomware attack can climb into the millions of dollars. This evolved...

 CONTENTS Introduction Key findings Malware keeps climbing The future of work? Security during a global crisis Security in the new normal Conclusion About the sponsor, Malwarebytes Introduction Cyber security teams already confessed to being overworked before COVID-19 – battling simply to keep their heads above a constant tide of security alerts, across numerous tools and reports. High profile security breaches, with malware at their root, were a seemingly weekly occurrence. The financial and reputational damage...

Why FireEye Mandiant FireEye Mandiant has been at the forefront of cyber security and cyber threat intelligence since 2004. Our incident responders are on the frontlines of the most complex breaches worldwide. We have a deep understanding of threat actors and their rapidly changing tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) by leveraging our combined adversary, machine and victim intelligence sources. The Ransomware Defense Assessment was developed based on extensive experience responding to and remediating ransomware incidents...