How to Be a Cyber Criminal: Ransomware Scams

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In our podcast series, How to Be a Cyber Criminal, we delve into the minds of cyber attackers. In this week’s episode, we explore ransomware scams. 

The FBI put out a report saying that more than 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily since January 2016. If hit with a ransomware attack, would you pay the ransom?

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In this episode, we hear from past guests Christopher Budd, Principal at Christopher Budd Security, and Ryan Kalember, EVP, Cybersecurity Strategy at Proofpoint.

What we talked about:

  • What ransomware is & why people pay
  • How to pay your ransomware attacker
  • Professionalism among cyber criminals -- Some have stopped attacking the healthcare industry during COVID-19

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