Ransomware continues to be a prevalent threat for enterprises across the globe. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found ransomware was featured in 27 percent of malware incidents (compared to 24 percent in the 2019 DBIR) and 18 percent of organizations reported blocking at least one piece of ransomware last year.
Joseph Carson, chief security scientist, and Advisory CISO at Thycotic expanded on this topic, “ransomware will continue to be the biggest threat in the future, not only for companies but celebrities, governments, and others.” In this Malware Analysis Spotlight, the VMRay Labs Team will examine Paymen45 Ransomware, a new ransomware strain first identified around April 2020. ...read more!
