Talos Takes

Talos Takes Ep. #71 (NCSAM Edition): 2021 in ransomware

August 12, 2022 Jon Munshaw (host) and Azim Khodjibaev (speaker)
Talos Takes
Talos Takes Ep. #71 (NCSAM Edition): 2021 in ransomware
Show Notes

We are from the first (or last) people to say this, but 2021 is the year of ransomware. It’s by far the biggest story on the security landscape right now. And everything from oil pipelines, to grain co-ops, to hospitals and schools have been targeted by ransomware this year. Azim Khodjibaev joins the show for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to wrap up everything we’ve seen on the ransomware landscape this year. Azim reflects on his interview with a LockBit operator, the research he’s done into “double extortion campaigns,” and discusses the lessons defenders can learn from the past 10 months.