FOR528: Ransomware & Cyber Extortion Course Overview

In this video FOR528: Ransomware & Cyber Extortion course (http://sans.org/FOR528) author Ryan Chapman provides an overview of the hands-on learning included in the course.

The term "Ransomware" no longer refers to a simple encryptor that locks down resources. The advent of Human-Operated Ransomware (HumOR) along with the evolution of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) have created an entire ecosystem that thrives on hands-on the keyboard, well-planned attack campaigns. It is a rapidly growing threat that has evolved from being a single machine infection …

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