Ransomware: Current Trends and Updates

Cindy Murphy, President of Tetra Defense, will be presenting insights on the cyber incidents she investigates daily, including a behind-the-scenes look at the trajectory from incident to millions of dollars of damage for unsuspecting businesses. Ransomware has always been prevalent, and because of many changes made to networks to allow working from home during COVID-19 and throughout 2020, attacks have become even more frequent. Some takeaways will include specific COVID-related incidents, the “business” structure of ransomware threat actors, and the latest intel from the Tetra team regarding ransomware threats and how to thwart them.