Ransomware is currently one of the biggest threats to enterprises and SMBs worldwide. Despite organizations making incremental investments in cybersecurity, attacks seem to be doubling every year, evolving both in volume and sophistication. Given this scenario, one cannot help but assume that cybercriminals must be some kind of hyper-skilled breed of genius that can compromise any business. What if we told you that these fringe players aren’t as clever as we had previously thought? And that the real evolution in ransomware is not in its purveyors and technology but in its business model. Enter Initial Access Brokers.