Talos Takes Ep. #71 (NCSAM edition): Reflecting on ransomware in 2021
Summary: Cisco Talos released episode 71 of its Talos Takes podcast for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with Azim Khodjibaev reviewing the 2021 ransomware landscape. The episode covers his interview with a LockBit operator, the pros and cons of double extortion campaigns, and lessons for defenders from the past 10 months, during which ransomware hit oil pipelines, grain co-ops, hospitals and schools.
What you should know: Ransomware in 2021 reached oil pipelines, grain co-ops, hospitals and schools, and a Talos researcher sat down with a LockBit operator - the groups behind these attacks are organized enough to explain their own business model on the record.
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- Ransomware
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