Nuclear ransomware 3.0: Preparing for this new malicious threat level

Traditional ransomware started to steal data in its second generation of evolution, dubbed "double extortion" which began in 2019. Now we are being faced with a new evolution.

The third stage of ransomware is on the horizon, seeing ransomware gangs evolve into multi-faceted, ruthless attack gangs.

Roger Grimes, data-driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4, was among the first to warn the world about Nuclear Ransomware 2.0 – where ransomware gangs began to routinely carry our quintuple extortion until 60 percent of gangs were using this tactic in 2020, which cannot simply be mitigated by a good backup.

In the age of Nuclear Ransomware 3.0 attackers are not limited by encryption-only or even quintuple extortion, they are branching out into all sorts of other related or unrelated activities.

These include, but are not limited to, hacking for hire, launching DDoS attacks, crypto mining, personal extortion against individuals and selling lead lists from stolen customer data.

Attend this webinar to learn how ransomware is evolving to inflict maximum damage and, more importantly, how to protect yourself and your organization.

In this webinar you will discover:

• How ransomware is evolving beyond double extortion and what is coming next
• The likely end-state of ransomware and how it will extract maximum value from each victim
• Proven best practice defenses that you need to follow to avoid becoming a victim
• How to empower your users to be the best, last line of defense when everything else fails

Grimes will teach you how to avoid becoming become another statistic and how to stay one step ahead of cyber criminals.

Speaker

Roger Grimes
Data-Driven Defense Evangelist
KnowBe4

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