This old but ever-evolving threat continues to plague organizations worldwide. In recent years, we have seen threat actors taking on more sophisticated business models and extortion tactics, and it certainly feels like not a day goes by that we don’t read about systems being rendered unusable as a result of a ransomware attack. This year only, we have seen ransomware groups successfully carry out high-profile attacks, including those on SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and Kaseya.
Modern ransomware differs from traditional ransomware in that the approach is very much targeted-like, as opposed to a more “shotgun approach.” Threat actors have upped their game and use more levels of extortion to further pressure organizations into paying ransom in the unfortunate event of an attack, including publicly naming and shaming their victims. As ransomware continues to evolve, your security strategy must as well. How did we get here and where did it all start?
Tune in with Trend to learn more about:
- The state of ransomware in 2021, including a brief history of ransomware.
- How ransomware attacks unfold.
- How you can avoid being a victim of a ransomware attack.
Joining us will be Lucas Van Den Berg, who is a member of Trend Micro's incident response team, who will share insights from an incident response analyst's perspective – how red teaming works and what actions you can take how to develop an effective security posture.
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Meet the presenters
Jean Diarbakerli
Strategic Security Advisor, Trend Micro
Jean has worked within IT since 2013, and has a degree in Information and Communication Technology from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Jean’s experience within IT is extensive and includes a range from maintaining and supporting large IT environments, to system maintenance, installation, and documentation. He is also experienced in project management and taking on the role as consultant in both internal and external solutions. Furthermore, Jean has also been a profiled product expert for solutions within the area of wireless networks (Wi-Fi), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and cybersecurity.
Jean has been at Trend Micro since 2018 where he is responsible for the brand’s network security solutions. He is also Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Trend Micros IPS- solution, and the solutions within Operational Technology (OT). On top of his wide technology knowledge, Jean has many years of experience within sales ‒ building and maintaining client relationships through workshops, delivering proof of concepts, analyses, inventory, documentation and providing expertise in architecture and design.
Lucas Van Den Berg
Incident Response Analyst, Trend Micro
Within an incident, my role is to maintain an overview and to communicate clearly with the customer's management team and steer our own forensic investigation team. It’s my job to quickly triage a crisis situation and know how to make the right decisions and take actions. Together with the incident response team we drive our common goal: 'back to business as usual, as quickly as possible'.
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