067. Month in Review: Data Stolen and Ransoms Paid

In July it was revealed that travel company CWT paid $4.5 million in ransom to cyber criminals. Whilst shocking, ransomware is unfortunately not new and not uncommon. Secarma’s MD, Holly Grace Williams, discusses why ransomware is such a popular option for cyber criminals and how companies can prepare for potential attacks with incident response training. Key Points: 1’05 Paying ransoms 2’00 Why is it always ransomware? 2’40 CWT’s ransom negotiation conversation 5’15 Incident response training for ransomware 10’22 The TikTok ban in the US 12’07 Technically, how would you ban TikTok? 15’09 Coming soon - Secarma Webinars! What content would you like to see in our webinars? Let us know on social or email us at [email protected]. https://www.linkedin.com/company/secarma-uk/ https://twitter.com/Secarma Listening time: 18 minutes Hosted by: Holly Grace Williams, Managing Director at Secarma