Thank you all for coming here. We are acutely aware that we are the first session after you have come back from lunch. We will try to keep you awake and lively as well as we can. We have a terrific group for this discussion today. To my leimmediate left your rig isnd comaer Steven Fogerty of the United States army Cyber Command. Rick howard, old friend, key Security Officer at palo alto networks. Jeannette mantra, the assistant director for Cyber Security at the department of Homeland Security and of course is its still relatively new agency sissa. And Tanya Ugoretz the deputy direct for cyber at the fbi. This should be a great discussion. Tonya, let me start with you and ask you to just describe, if you can, the rfbis role in cyber space and the threat environment, how you think it has changed over the past year. Sure, thank you, david, and thank you to insa for hosting us today. As we at the fbi look at the threat environment from a macro level it is not necessarily the best news sto
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SamSam Ransomware 101: How It Works and How to Avoid It
SamSam Ransomware Was Released in Late 2015. Here’s What You Should Know About It.
LAST UPDATED ON DECEMBER 31, 2020
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Malware traditionally spreads through nefarious social engineering practices, phishing campaigns, and malicious attachments. In this way, it manages to profit off of users that are not well-versed in matters of cybersecurity. SamSam ransomware takes a different approach, which is exactly what makes it so dangerous.
In this article, I will first go over what SamSam ransomware is, as well as how it works. As always, stay tuned until the end for some actionable advice on how to prevent a SamSam ransomware infection.