Colonial Pipeline Attack: ‘All Monsters Are Human’
Critical Infrastructure Security
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Cybercrime as-a-service
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Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks
Cybereason’s Sam Curry on DarkSide and New Breed of Ransomware Attack
In April, Cybereason published a blog describing its research into the DarkSide ransomware strain that infected Colonial Pipeline this past week. Sam Curry, CSO of Cybereason shares insights on DarkSide and the tactics behind the new breed of ransomware attacks.
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In this video interview, Curry, discusses:
- The significance of this attack;
- What we know about DarkSide and the actors behind it;
- Steps organizations can take to enhance ransomware defenses and response.
Curry, CSO at Cybereason, previously served as chief technology and security officer at Arbor Networks. Prior to that role, he spent more than seven years at RSA (the security division of EMC) in a variety of senior management positions, including chief strategy officer and chief technologist and senior vice president of product management and product marketing. Curry has also held senior roles at Microstrategy, Computer Associates and McAfee.
