Operational Resilience in Healthcare & Zscaler Uncovers Record-Breaking Ransom – Marty Momdjian, Brett Stone-Gross – ESW #372
Many cybersecurity experts are calling recent attacks on healthcare more sophisticated than ever. One attack disrupted prescription drug orders for over a third of the U.S. and has cost $1.5 billion in incident response and recovery services. Separately, an operator of over 140 hospitals and senior care facilities in the U.S. was also victimized. These attacks are becoming all too common. Disruptions can lead to life-and-death situations with massive impacts on patient care. All industries, especially healthcare, have to better prepare for ransomware attacks. Are you ready to turn the tables on threat actors? Marty Momdjian, Semperis EVP and General Manager provides advice on how hospitals can regain the upper hand.
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The annual report details the latest ransomware attack trends and targets, ransomware families, and effective defense strategies. Findings in the report uncovered an 18% overall increase in ransomware attacks year-over-year, as well as a record-breaking ransom payment of US$75 million – nearly double the highest publicly known ransomware payout – to the Dark Angels ransomware group.
Segment Resources: For a deeper dive into best practices for protecting your organization and the full findings, download the Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 Ransomware Report Link below - https://zscaler.com/campaign/threatlabz-ransomware-report
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As General Manager for Ready1 and EVP of Services, Marty Momdjian brings more than 15 years’ strategic and tactical leadership in cyber resilience and incident response (IR) to Semperis. His expertise in identity security, particularly in applied controls and ease of use, was forged while leading IR and recovery teams during some of the most well-known cyber breaches in the healthcare industry. At Semperis, Marty’s focus is on breach preparedness and mitigating the impact to clinical and business operations during cyber events.
Dr. Brett Stone-Gross is the Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Zscaler. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara and has over 20 years of experience in malware analysis and reverse engineering. Brett has authored more than a dozen publications and presented his work at top cybersecurity conferences. He specializes in advanced technical research focused on sophisticated cyber threats.
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