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Discover how to stop ransomware in 2023
The 6-episode docuseries details the catastrophic effects ransomware has on businesses and how to prevent it.
Learn From the Experts
We talked to IT leaders, industry experts and even futurists to learn why ransomware works and how to stop it.
Episode 1: “You Have Been Encrypted”
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Ransomware comes in all shapes and sizes and from multiple sources. This episode will give us an understanding of what a threat vector is and the risks we all face through our simple day-to-day activities in an interconnected world.
Episode 2: “This Isn’t Highway Robbery, This is Economic Disruption”
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In this episode, we dive into the devastating effects of ransomware attacks on businesses. See how Gregory Industries, a midsized company in middle America, experienced a ransomware attack and had their data compromised along with their financial stability and reputation.
Episode 3: "Everything Is On Some Service, Some Cloud, Somewhere"
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In this episode, we highlight the inherent vulnerabilities with outsourcing critical services and how bad actors have been targeting managed service providers to infiltrate hundreds of thousands of systems simultaneously.
Episode 4: "Crime is a Tax on the Honesty We're All Paying For"
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In this episode, we’ll explore these various types of impacts a ransomware attack can have on small businesses, in addition to hearing about the detrimental impacts of Gregory Industries’ attack.
Episode 5: "Cybersecurity Experts are in High Demand and Short Supply"
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Security experts are in high demand, but short supply. This episode delves into the simple steps a company can make in lieu of that to mitigate the biggest security vulnerability they face: their employees.
Episode 6: "Can Ransomware Just Go Away? Unfortunately, No."
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In this final episode, we’ll wrap up what we’ve learned and how to move forward. Eliminating the threat of a ransomware attack is not easy. Hopefully more companies like Gregory Industries will step forward to share their story and encourage collective action.
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Featured Industry Experts
David Kennedy
White Hat Hacker and Co-Founder and Chief Hacking Officer at Trusted Sec and Binary Defense Systems
Bruce Schneier
American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer.
Kelly Misata
Founder and CEO, Sightline Security
Eric Hanelman
Chief Analyst at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence
Shawnee Delaney
Expert on cybersecurity, insider threat program development, surveillance, investigation
Michael Suby
Research Vice President, Security & Trust, IDC
SMBs: 4 Ways to Stay Off the Ransomware Hit List
We’ve all seen headlines about million-dollar ransoms and disrupted industries. But it’s not just the large companies being attacked by cybercriminals. In fact, SMBs are particularly vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Download the guide and learn:
- The latest trends and techniques used by cybercriminals
- Four ways to safeguard your company
Identifying Risks in Third-party Cloud Services
Many SMBs manage with limited resources and turn to cloud platforms and on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. These applications add efficiency and provide SMBs with new features and functions for their organization. With the added bonuses of these platforms comes risk and SMBs need to know how to protect their data. Download this guide and learn:
- The risks business face when outsourcing services
- Costs businesses face with the known risks
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