Share this
Double Extortion Ransomware Webinar Summary
by Carmella Arroyo on Sep 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Ransomware has always been a serious threat to companies. But it’s still evolving (and quickly).There is no longer just the risk of losing important data or paying a pricey ransom that companies have to worry about. Attackers have taken it a step further with something called “double extortion” ransomware. With double extortion ransomware, the attackers actually exfiltrate your data prior to holding it for ransom. So if you don’t pay, there’s a threat your data will be leaked online as opposed to just lost.
Companies need to understand the severity of these threats because it can put their customers at a huge risk.
This Webinar includes two cybersecurity experts, CEO of Ubiq Security Wias Issa and COO of DNSFilter Jen Ayers. In this webinar, they have teamed up to discuss their thoughts on this threat. They tackle the following questions:
- How are attackers evolving?
- What industry is at risk?
- How do attackers choose their targets?
- How can I protect my clients' data?
- Are encryption and backups enough to protect my company?
- How can I trust the attacker if I already paid the ransom?
Learn how you can protect your company from double extortion and watch the webinar now!
Share this
Categories
- Featured (266)
- Protective DNS (23)
- IT (15)
- IndyCar (9)
- Content Filtering (8)
- Cybersecurity Brief (7)
- IT Challenges (7)
- Public Wi-Fi (7)
- AI (6)
- Deep Dive (6)
- Malware (4)
- Roaming Client (4)
- Team (4)
- Compare (3)
- MSP (3)
- Phishing (3)
- Tech (3)
- Anycast (2)
- Events (2)
- Machine Learning (2)
- Ransomware (2)
- Tech Stack (2)
- Secure Web Gateway (1)
Every year at DNSFilter, we like to do our best to predict the future when it comes to cybersecurity. You might know this already if you’ve read the blog by our CTO, TK Keanini, about his 2025 cybersecurity predictions. We also like to review our predictions to see how well we did overall- it’s nice to keep score.
You lock your doors at night, secure your office, and ensure sensitive information is under strict control. But what if the biggest vulnerability in your business wasn't locked away at all? For most companies, their Domain Name System (DNS) is the gateway attackers are waiting for. It's a fundamental part of the internet's infrastructure, yet it's often ignored when it comes to security. Hackers know this, and they're taking advantage.
Earlier this month I joined Mikey Pruitt, our Global Partner Evangelist, on the DNSFilter podcast dnsUNFILTERED to discuss my 2025 cybersecurity predictions. We had a lot of fun and covered all of the points I’ll outline here, but I wanted to go deeper. My 30 years of cybersecurity experience have given me a strong sense of where we’re heading as an industry—the shift to the cloud in many ways is a precursor in the adoption of AI and the future...