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A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

Pure Storage

Cyber insurance coverage could encourage more attacks. Attackers have even been known to research how much insurance a target company has and then ask their victim to pay that amount. In fact, enterprises with larger budgets for cyber insurance could be more lucrative targets for bad actors.

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A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

Pure Storage

Cyber insurance coverage could encourage more attacks. Attackers have even been known to research how much insurance a target company has and then ask their victim to pay that amount. In fact, enterprises with larger budgets for cyber insurance could be more lucrative targets for bad actors.

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A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

Pure Storage

Cyber insurance coverage could encourage more attacks. Attackers have even been known to research how much insurance a target company has and then ask their victim to pay that amount. In fact, enterprises with larger budgets for cyber insurance could be more lucrative targets for bad actors.

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Free eBook: A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

Pure Storage

The e-book is more than just an exposé of the modern ransomware landscape—it’s a comprehensive guide that will walk you through how to create the best defensive plan possible. With high-dollar insurance policies and the anonymity of cryptocurrencies, it’s more lucrative than ever. How hackers identify ideal targets.

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While Some Things Change, Others Remain the Same: Human Beings

FEI

To make matters more grave, mental health professionals are now booked solid for months and, like the medical doctors and nurses on the front lines fighting COVID-19, behavioral health providers report feeling overwhelmed and stressed. Ask employees about their mental well-being, how they are coping, and what they need.

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Below the Headlines: The Real Details of a Cyber Attack

Business Resilience Decoded

Few are prepared for the stress that occurs when a hacker encrypts their data and their insurance company tells them they won’t pay. His next book will look at the human element of being the victim of a ransomware attack and offer a playbook for managing such an attack.

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Below the Headlines: The Real Details of a Cyber Attack

Business Resilience Decoded

Few are prepared for the stress that occurs when a hacker encrypts their data and their insurance company tells them they won’t pay. His next book will look at the human element of being the victim of a ransomware attack and offer a playbook for managing such an attack. LinkedIn: [link] • Book Mathews as a speaker: [link].