The cybersecurity attack landscape moves fast, really fast. Last year, not a week passed that didn’t bring about news on a new ransomware incident. Of course ransomware’s very nature lends itself to newsworthy headlines based on how incredibly damaging to businesses this class of attacks can be.
Unlike other types of malware which rely on stealth characteristics to infiltrate systems or quietly siphon off data untraced, ransomware boldly declares its intent. After the WannaCry outbreak, which leveraged the leaked NSA EternalBlue exploit, ransomware had become a mainstream topic of conversation, and a major concern.