{"id":32953,"date":"2019-10-30T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=32953"},"modified":"2019-10-30T03:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T07:25:00","slug":"ransomware-the-nightmare-before-cyber-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/30\/ransomware-the-nightmare-before-cyber-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware: The Nightmare Before Cyber Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The number of ransomware attacks on enterprises is up 500% from this time last year. Threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeted. Ransomware is a business, and these actors want to get paid.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researcher Madeline Cyr interviewed me to help retailers understand the threat of ransomware for the upcoming holiday retail season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cyberconservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skull-307778__340-300x205.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32954\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How would a ransomware attack affect a retailer if it hit during Black Friday or Cyber Monday?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the fact that I always seems to find myself in a jewelry store on December 24th, I use Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday to shop for deals. If a retailer were hit with a ransomware attack during this time period, I might not be able to access those deals during the time I am doing the most shopping. There is a chance I would wait for a website to come back online, but then again, I\u2019m not that organized so I\u2019m probably going to end up on a competitor\u2019s website to buy the item.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" align=\"right\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=cyberconservi-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00EZKNYXG&#038;asins=B00EZKNYXG&#038;linkId=34341ad200281fa6f0c586502df983b7&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think we will see an increase in ransomware attacks on retailers this holiday season?<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forrester\/2019\/10\/24\/ransomware-the-nightmare-before-cyber-monday\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYByoTNjExNDMxMTI0NzQ1MTg0Mjk2MTIaZjk1ZDdkNTc3NTkyZGUyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcS9zcerrObdX1KJf_SGWb0Fb_TQ\">Read On: <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of ransomware attacks on enterprises is up 500% from this time last year. Threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeted. 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