Like many
ransomware campaigns, Dharma attacks start off with phishing emails.
According to the report, while spearphishing remained popular,
ransomware attacks increasingly targeted exposed remote access points, such as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP); these credentials can be cracked through a brute-force attack or bought on the cybercriminal underground.
This report focuses on the global
Ransomware Protection status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players.
In the first quarter of 2019,
ransomware attacks are up 195 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, the company said.
Under the New York State Information Security Breach and Notification Act, a
ransomware attack may not necessarily be actionable.
Much of this training is centered on combating phishing scams and
ransomware attacks.
The profits of cyber-criminals dealing in
ransomware have been under pressure as organizations use backup data to avoid paying ransoms to recover criminally encrypted or deleted files and other information.