Introduction

Guest:   

• Nelly Kassem, Security and Compliance Specialist @ Google Cloud

Topics:

• Why did ransomware attacks become so popular?
• What type of organizations are targeted by ransomware?  Do these affect mostly the organizations with sub-par security?
• Ransomware has been raging since 2015 and shows few signs of subsiding. Why are these attacks still successful? 
• Do we see ransomware in the cloud? 
• Does migrating to the cloud protect you from ransomware?
• Which of Google Cloud tools are useful to fight ransomware?

Resources:

• Security at Google Cloud Next 2022
• Next Special - Log4j Reflections, Software Dependencies and Open Source Security
• Next Special - Improving Browser Security in the New Era of Work
• “Future of EDR: Is It Reason-able to Suggest XDR?” (ep29)
• “2021: Phishing is Solved?” (ep40)
• Mandiant M-Trends 2022
• Google Cloud Threat Horizons Report #1 #2 #3 #4