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The Rise of Leakware

Ransomware remains a hot topic but leakware is taking the world by storm. A notable shift in focus has started taking place, meaning that organizations need to adapt accordingly and protect what will be the most valuable assets of tomorrow.
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Ransomware remains a hot topic, but leakware is taking the world by storm. Truesec has for a long time been battling data exfiltration as a secondary objective in relation to ransomware, and it's not a new occurrence. However, exfiltration has commonly been the secondary, and not the primary objective. This is where a notable shift in focus has started taking place, meaning that organizations need to adapt accordingly and protect what will be the most valuable assets of tomorrow.

The Rise of Leakware

Don’t miss this Tech Talk with Truesec experts Rasmus Grönlund and Mattias Wåhlén.

Key Learnings

  • Insights into the latest trends of ransomware and leakware.
  • Data exfiltration and leakware/ransomware attacks are nothing new, but the threat actors have a change in focus.
  • Leakware changes the focus on protection and detection, where sensitive data and assets increase in priority compared to central infrastructure.
  • Protecting a database or the laptop of the CEO increases in priority.

Language

English

Who It's For

Decision-makers, Security managers, IT managers, IT technicians, IT professionals, and those who work in an IT department and are interested in security issues.

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