Ransomware: Defending Against Digital Extortion
Ransomware: Defending Against Digital Extortion
By Allan Liska, Timothy Gallo
O'Reilly Media | 2016 | English | ePUB | 190 pages | ISBN-10: 1491967838 | 10.49 MB
By Allan Liska, Timothy Gallo
O'Reilly Media | 2016 | English | ePUB | 190 pages | ISBN-10: 1491967838 | 10.49 MB
Security experts Allan Liska and Timothy Gallo explain how the success of these attacks has spawned not only several variants of ransomware, but also a litany of ever-changing ways they’re delivered to targets. You’ll learn pragmatic methods for responding quickly to a ransomware attack, as well as how to protect yourself from becoming infected in the first place.
- Learn how ransomware enters your system and encrypts your files
- Understand why ransomware use has grown, especially in recent years
- Examine the organizations behind ransomware and the victims they target
- Learn how wannabe hackers use Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) to launch campaigns
- Understand how ransom is paid—and the pros and cons of paying
- Use methods to protect your organization’s workstations and servers
ISBN: 9781491967836
Published: 21st November 2016
Edition Number: 1
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