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2019-08-07 18:59
Cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack is the network itself, which enables the malicious encryption of shared files on network servers, especially files stored in infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud providers, says Vectra. Percentage of the total number of incidents exhibiting ransomware network file encryption per industry in North America, from January-June 2019 Attackers today can easily evade network perimeter security and perform internal reconnaissance to locate and encrypt shared network files. By encrypting files … More → The post What’s cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack? appeared first on Help Net Security.
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