James Lyne, global head of security research at Sophos, shares insight and advice. He says both ransomware and social engineering are more advanced and effective than ever. Fraudsters are embedding exploits in innocent-looking word documents like billing invoices. Lyne: “Ransomware and holding your data for ransom on your own system is a pretty clever use of cryptography”Download this interview with Lyne to gain his insight about the shifting threat landscape and: how criminals have refined their approach to social engineering.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/whitepapers/evolution-ransomware-w-2685