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Brian Dennis
Principal Technologist-Public Sector,
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
By the end of 2021, ransomware is predicted to attack a business every 11 seconds. Novel, large-scale attacks that are nearly impossible to anticipate. SolarWinds, Kaseya, and Log4J reveal global vulnerability to sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks. In this session we’ll delve into the anatomy of a ransomware attack, show you how an attacker gains a foothold in your environment, and give you some strategies to lessen the severity of a ransomware attack, or prevent one altogether.