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Cyber Risks · Unit 42 Palo Alto Networks

#PANWchat Wrap-Up: The 2016 Threat Landscape

Summary: Unit 42 hosted its first Twitter chat on December 17, 2015, titled "Sure Things and Long Shots, A Look at the 2016 Threat Landscape," with experts Ryan Olson, Jen Miller Osborn, Robert Falcone, and Bryan Lee, and used it to launch the @Unit42_Intel handle. Panelists said ransomware is specializing by victim - $500 from a grandmother for lost photos versus more from companies for lost IP - and predicted more APT groups would put the "A" in APT as media coverage grows.

What you should know: The panel's own framing puts a price on targeting: ransomware authors are already sizing ransoms to what a victim can pay, from $500 for a home user's photos to far more for a company's intellectual property.

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