My Interview at CSO About Ransomware-as-a-Service
Joan Goodchild, Editor-in-chief at CSO sat me down and asked why Ransomware-as-a-Service has taken off recently:
"It’s not just your company that’s moving to cloud services - cybercriminals are doing this too. Recently, the industry has seen ransomware move to a service model, where criminals can purchase third-party versions of ransomware and put their own “label” on them.
In this episode of Security Sessions, I spoke with Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4, about the reasons why ransomware is being offered as a cloud service, and how CSOs and CISOs can prepare their staffs to fight ransomware."
Among the highlights of the video are the following sections:
- 1:00 Explaining the concept of ransomware-as-a-service
- 1:53 Why is this appealing to the cybercriminal community?
- 2:18 How are these ransomware attacks being perpetrated?
- 3:07 How can CSOs and CISOs train users to be aware of the red flags of ransomware?
- 3:29 Beyond training, what else can companies do to prevent ransomware attacks?
- 4:18 If a company does get attacked, should they pay the ransom?
Check out this 5:17 video of yours truly and Joan Goodchild:
http://www.csoonline.com/article/3147815/security/the-rise-of-ransomware-as-a-service.html
