Defending Against and Recovering from Ransomware — CyberSpeak Podcast

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On this episode of the CyberSpeak with InfoSec Institute podcast, Bill Siegel, co-founder of ransomware-recovery company Coveware, discusses recent ransomware infections, how organizations are responding to the rise in ransomware, and a variety of other ransomware-related topics.

In the podcast, Siegel and host Chris Sienko discuss:

• What is ransomware and when was the first reported case? (1:05)
• What happened with Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, which was one of the first widely-reported cases of a large ransom payment? (2:45)
• Bristol Airport is another recent ransomware case; any takeaways from that incident? (5:00)
• How are people getting infected with ransomware? (6:05)
• What’s the first thing you should do when you discover a ransomware infection? (8:45)
• Is there active negotiation with ransomware attackers after infection and what does post-infection recovery look like? (12:55)
• What security awareness education can help prevent ransomware infections? (14:55)
• Are the reports of ransomware costing up to $11.5 billion in damage changing the way people think about ransomware? (17:20)
• How will strategy shift to combat ransomware-as-a-service? (19:15)
• What’s the state of ransomware going to be in the years to come? (21:00)
• What’s one policy or law you would put in place to curb ransomware? (23:05)

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Get security awareness and IT training insight direct from the trenches in this weekly podcast hosted by InfoSec Institute’s Chris Sienko. Each week on CyberSpeak with InfoSec Institute, IT and security practitioners share their insights into a new topic, including security awareness, IT and security careers and keeping organizations safe from cybercrime.