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    Fundamentals of Ransomware: What to Do Before and After Ransomware Strikes

    By Raj Sivaraju   Amid the pandemic and as more people began working from home via unsecure networks, India saw a 31 percent rise in ransomware attacks.[i] What’s more, according to the Sophos “State of Ransomware 2020” study, of 300…

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    DasH into the Future of Cybercrime

    By Jaycee Roth  It is 6:30AM on a Monday morning, you are startled awake by your phone receiving a call. It is Veronica, a long-time employee complaining that she cannot access any of the data on the shared D: drive – a critical drive to the…

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    Q1 2021 Crimeware Report: Post-Mortem Analysis of a Dumpster Fire

    Unique insight into the state of ransomware based on data from more than 1,500 incident response and forensics cases.

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    Six Decrees of Kevin Baker: Top Tips to Improve Cybersecurity Today

    When I work with clients, I mention a good many things they can do to improve their security. Sometimes I’ll advise on an area I think they need to understand about their company. Sometimes I’ll suggest implementing specific security controls. Some…

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    Election Security with Jim Jaeger

    Kevin Smith speaks with president and co-founder of Arete, Jim Jaeger about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Elections, the risks we face, and answers the biggest question of all: Just how safe and accurate is this election going to be?

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    Nation State Threats with Jim Jaeger

    In this episode, Kevin Smith and Stephen Ramey talk to Arete's chief cyber strategist, Jim Jaeger, about nation state threats, ways to keep your business safe from ransomware, and more!

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    Threat Intelligence Part 2 with Evgueni Erchov and Stephen Ramey

    Kevin Smith, Marc Belicher, Evgueni Erchov, and Stephen Ramey to continue their discussion on Threat Intelligence.

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    Threat Intelligence with Evgueni Erchov Part 1

    Kevin Smith and Marc Bleicher interview Arete Director, IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence Evgueni Erchov about the most critical weapons used in cyber defense, which attackers are targeting organizations, and how to thwart these attacks.

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