Most extortion gangs hide behind a keyboard. Silent Ransom Group will phone your staff pretending to be IT support – and if that fails, send someone to your office in person to plug in a USB stick.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
Most extortion gangs hide behind a keyboard. Silent Ransom Group will phone your staff pretending to be IT support – and if that fails, send someone to your office in person to plug in a USB stick.
Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
