Why are targeted ransomware attacks so successful?

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We’ve entered the era of so-called “Big-Game Hunting”: high-profile, fully-fledged ransomware businesses with sophisticated, planned attacks aimed at extorting huge sums, sometimes with highly destructive consequences. And they’re employing a new tactic known as “double extortion”: threatening to publicly release stolen, sensitive data if the victims don’t pay up.

How do these “big-game hunters” choose their “prey”? How are they organized, and why are their attacks so successful? Why do even relatively mature, large organizations fall prey to their maneuvers? What makes an organization particularly vulnerable, and what steps can be taken to shore up the defenses?

READ this whitepaper to find out more.

Vendor:
Kaspersky
Posted:
May 13, 2023
Published:
May 13, 2023
Format:
HTML
Type:
White Paper
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