For years, cybercriminals have kept up a steady campaign of ransomware attacks, largely by introducing new malware components that threaten to take down entire systems. But while malware continues to evolve, the biggest change in today’s attacks is being perpetuated by the hackers themselves. They’re using new malicious techniques to eliminate companies’ ability to plan and communicate, which can ultimately produce a more lethal attack.
In KELA’s recent https://ke-la.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/KELA-RESEARCH-RANSOMWARE-VICTIMS-AND-NETWORK-ACCESS-SALES-IN-Q1-2022.pdf, researchers reported that ransomware groups have been attacking each other’s victims over time.
Education: Employees need continuing education to ensure that cyber-attackers are not being given access to data and systems they need to initiate a ransomware attack.