067. Month in Review: Data Stolen and Ransoms Paid

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 6 a.m.

b'In July it was revealed that travel company CWT paid $4.5 million in ransom to cyber criminals. Whilst shocking, ransomware is unfortunately not new and not uncommon. Secarma\\u2019s MD, Holly Grace Williams, discusses why ransomware is such a popular option for cyber criminals and how companies can prepare for potential attacks with incident response training.\\n\\nKey Points:\\n1\\u201905 Paying ransoms\\n2\\u201900 Why is it always ransomware?\\n2\\u201940 CWT\\u2019s ransom negotiation conversation\\n5\\u201915 Incident response training for ransomware\\n10\\u201922 The TikTok ban in the US\\n12\\u201907 Technically, how would you ban TikTok?\\n15\\u201909 Coming soon - Secarma Webinars!\\n\\nWhat content would you like to see in our webinars? Let us know on social or email us at enquiries@secarma.com.\\n\\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/secarma-uk/\\nhttps://twitter.com/Secarma\\n\\nListening time: 18 minutes\\nHosted by: Holly Grace Williams, Managing Director at Secarma'