In this IIL cyber, technology and innovation webinar, Andy Auld provides an overview of ransomware operations; the tools, techniques, and procedures they employ to attack victims and considers how the thread landscape is likely to evolve.

Description

The presentation covers:

• The rise of targeted attacks against organisations
• How threat actors gain access to and move laterally within networks
• Data exfiltration and ‘double extortion’, weaponising GDPR
• Case studies derived from PwC incident response engagements
• Not having it all their own way: how defenders are fighting back
• Prospects for the future: legal, regulatory implications for the ransomware response

Learning objectives

• Common methods used in ransomware attacks
• Key questions insurers should consider when assessing risk

Speaker

• Andy Auld, Head of Cyber Crime Intelligence, PwC Global Threat Intelligence, PwC