iTWire With Double Extortion, We Can’t Outplay Ransomware So We Need To Outwit It
Shares Hayley Turner Director of Industrial Security - APAC at Darktrace
GUEST OPINION by Hayley Turner Director of Industrial Security - APAC at Darktrace: “Double Extortion” might sound like the title of a cheap airport thriller, but it’s a fast-growing component of the current ransomware explosion. While a year and a half ago, only one knownthreat actor used the tactic, there are now more than 16 ransomware groups actively using it.
From the JBS attack that impacted our agricultural sector, to the high-profile attack on Nine Entertainment, ransomware has not been far from the headlines this year. But despite this, the