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70% Ransomware Attacks Cause Data Exfiltration; Phishing Top Entry Point
[email protected] breaks down how Ransomware-as-a-Service helped contribute to the state of healthcare cybersecurity in 2020 🏥. Read more about our latest findings via @SecurityHIT: https://t.co/ScBvOpZr63
OpenEmail phishing is the leading entry point and attack vector for ransomware attacks. Meanwhile, data exfiltration occurs in 70 percent of all ransomware attacks. Reports reveal leading threat trends.
[email protected] breaks down how Ransomware-as-a-Service helped contribute to the state of healthcare cybersecurity in 2020 🏥. Read more about our latest findings via @SecurityHIT: https://t.co/ScBvOpZr63
Open70% Ransomware Attacks Cause Data Exfiltration; Phishing Top Entry Point
Email phishing is the leading entry point and attack vector for ransomware attacks. Meanwhile, data exfiltration occurs in 70 percent of all ransomware attacks. Reports reveal leading ...
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