Ransomware Attacks a Decade In: What Changed? What Didn’t? – Mike Mitchell – ESW #397
2025 brings us close to an interesting milestone - ransomware attacks, in their current, enterprise-focused form, are almost a decade old. These attacks are so common today, it's impossible to report on all of them. There are signs of hope, however - ransomware payments are significantly down. There are also signs defenders are getting more resilient, and are recovering more quickly from these attacks.
Today, with Intel471's Mike Mitchell, we'll discuss what defenders need to know to protect against today's ransomware attacks. He'll share some stories and anecdotes from his experiences with customers. He'll also share some tips, and tricks for successful hunts, and how to catch attacks before even your tools trigger alerts.
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Mike Mitchell is Vice President, Threat Hunt Intelligence, of Intel 471. Prior to joining Intel 471, he was a co-founder of recently acquired threat hunting provider Cyborg Security. While at Cyborg, he was a cross-functional founder focused on technical implementation, sales, product architecture, and managing the content development team and its deliverables. Mike has more than 12 years of diverse cybersecurity experience in roles including senior solutions and security engineer, director of sales engineering to co-founder of Cyborg Security. Before his career in cybersecurity, Mike spent a number of years in pro baseball with the Colorado Rockies.
