Ransomware incidents can severely impact business processes and leave organizations without the data they need to operate and deliver mission critical services. Malicious actors have adjusted their ransomware tactics over time to include pressuring victims for payment by threatening to release stolen data if they refuse to pay and publicly naming and shaming victims as secondary forms of extortion. The monetary value of ransom demands has also increased, with some demands exceeding US $1 million. Ransomware incidents have become more destructive and impactful in nature and scope. Malicious actors engage in lateral movement to target critical data and propagate ransomware across entire networks. These actors also increasingly use tactics, such as deleting system backups, that make restoration and recovery more difficult or infeasible for impacted organizations. The economic and reputational impacts of ransomware incidents, throughout the initial disruption and, at times, extended recovery, have also proven challenging for organizations large and small.

In this course, “Ransomware and Protection” you see : What is ransomware?, What causes a ransomware infection?, Ransomware attack stages, Types of ransomware, Notable ransomware variants, Ransom payments, Ransomware protection and response, and A brief ransomware timeliness. You find the lectures (Videos 10+10+10 = 30, 10+10+07 = 27, Total : 57 minutes), (6 pages in the pdf), and Quiz.