How ransomware attacks are making the most of the COVID-19 crisis [Q&A]

Ransomware is a business that's thriving in the current climate, but what's behind this and what wider problems do attacks create for businesses? We had a socially-distanced chat with Chris Morales, head of security analytics at network detection and response specialist Vectra to find out more. BN: How has ransomware changed in recent years? CM: When WannaCry happened, ransomware was highly automated. That means that somebody would find some type of exploit and then use a software package to go out there and exploit all these networks that were exposed to a vulnerability. In that case it was this server… [Continue Reading]