Ransomware - Preventing & Responding to an Attack
Available to view from 19 Jun 2025
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Ransomware - Preventing & Responding to an Attack
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Introduction
Ransomware attacks are expected to become even more disruptive this year, with threat actors focusing on destabilising critical infrastructure and demanding significant ransoms.
The use of AI-powered attacks is also anticipated to increase, making phishing campaigns and ransomware attacks more sophisticated and harder to detect.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Brief explanation of ransomware and its significance
- Understanding ransomware
- Definition and types of ransomware e.g. Cryptoware, Lockerware, Scareware
- How ransomware attacks occur e.g. phishing emails, malicious downloads, etc.
- Real-world examples and case studies
- Prevention strategies
- Importance of regular software updates and patches
- Best practices for secure email usage and web browsing
- Role of antivirus and anti-malware software
- Employee training and awareness programs
- Data backup strategies and disaster recovery plans
- Responding to an attack
- Immediate steps to take when ransomware is detected
- Contacting cybersecurity professionals and law enforcement
- Evaluating the decision to pay the ransom or not
- Restoring data from backups
- Case study analysis
- Detailed analysis of a recent ransomware attack
- Discussion of what was done right and what could have been improved
- Final tips and best practices for ransomware prevention and response
- Information on additional resources
This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 19th June 2025
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