As you can see from watching the news, ransomware trends continue to rise. Ransomware was a $20 BILLION industry in 2023 and projects to exceed $265 BILLION by 2031. The average ransom demand continues to increase, as do the number of organizations being targeted, with no signs of slowing down.

Join us to recap the statistics related to ransomware and learn how to prepare for this growing threat. Numerous published best practices will be reviewed to assist our organizations to build stronger defenses. We’ll also reflect on lessons learned from case studies captured from real-world ransomware cases has worked through.

In this session, we will cover the following topics:

• Ransomware trends
• How ransomware infections begin today
• Top controls to mitigate risk and lessons learned
• Regulatory guidance and expectations
• Ransom payment and recovery methods