Security teams can get the most out of pen tests by understanding the test’s scope, reducing gaps, and creating a solid patching program that finds vulnerabilities up-front.
The old perception of ransomware groups as teens in hoodies doesn’t really add up: more often than not today, they are highly-organized and operate with impressive corporate savvy.
Babuk, the ransomware group behind the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department attack in April, has shifted its strategy from data encryption to data theft. Today’s columnist, Jane Adams of Secureworks, offers insights on what these changing strategies mean to security teams.