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Negotiating With Threat Actors to Defeat Ransomware

CyBiz’s partner, Sygnia has a ransomware negotiator on their team, which is a key weapon they use when responding to sophisticated ransomware attacks. Having an in-house negotiator enables a more seamless response to cybersecurity incidents.

In today’s digital age, the proliferation of ransomware attacks has become synonymous with the rise of cryptocurrency, enabling threat actors to leverage the anonymity and ease of transaction through cryptocurrencies. Today’s ransomware groups are increasingly sophisticated and are modelled on big business with franchises, resellers, customer service, collaboration tools, training, HR departments and performance reviews.

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How to Be Cyber Safe in 2024

Within an organisation, Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. Individual employees and contractors within an organisation can inadvertently pose cyber risks through their routine actions, and to mitigate this risk, organisations should establish a strong Cybersecurity culture and foster a sense of responsibility among employees. Cybersecurity training and awareness programs and implementing access and other controls are also important steps organisations should take. In both your work and your personal lives, here are some tips on how to be Cyber safe.

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