How the pandemic has reinvigorated Emotet [Q&A]

The US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently put out a warning concerning a surge in activity from the group behind the Emotet trojan. Emotet has been around for some time and has mostly been associated with banking trojans, but this year’s upsurge in activity has seen it branch out into other areas. But what's driving these new attacks and how can businesses defend themselves? We spoke to Matt Lock of data security specialist Varonis to find out. BN: Give us a bit of background on Emotet, what is it and how does it… [Continue Reading]