The Law and Business of Social Media
April 12, 2017 - Data Security, Cybersecurity

Overview of Ransomware Attacks

In the most recent edition of his CyberSide Chat series, Socially Aware contributor Andy Serwin discusses ransomware attacks, including:

  • the reasons why ransomware attacks are becoming more common;
  • the types of ransomware attacks companies should prepare to address; and
  • the strategies that companies can employ to help guard against, and to help mitigate the damage arising from, these types of cybersecurity breaches.

Andy explains not only the defenses that companies can implement to protect themselves against a ransomware attack, but also the issues a ransomware-attack-response plan must address—a topic that another Socially Aware contributor, Nate Taylor, tackled in his Sept. 26, 2016 blog post 5 Questions to Help Prepare For a Ransomware Attack.

Check out Andy’s insightful presentation: