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Are you concerned about the recent ransomware attacks? Listen to this episode to learn important things about how hard it is to talk to a ransomware group. 

In this episode, I am joined by cyber security experts, Richard Cassidy and Oliver Rochford, to share their experiences and knowledge to help you understand the impact of ransomware and how best to respond to ransomware groups if you find yourself in that situation.  

In this episode, we covered the following topics: 

• How ransomware became both a technological and economic problem 
• The rise of ransomware in relation to cryptocurrency 
• Examples of a ransomware attacks 
• What to look out for to protect your company from ransomware 
• The measures to take when dealing with a ransomware attack 
• How the government can further improve the authorities’ response to ransomware attacks 
• The preferred skill sets to successfully mitigate the impact of a ransomware attack 
• Having the right people to negotiate with ransomware groups 

Oliver argues that ransomware is not just a technological issue but also a human and economic problem. Richard concurs, noting that having a team with the technical skills to confront ransomware groups is not enough and that it also requires a different type of training and capability. 

This highlights the need to look at ransomware from different angles and to invest in developing skill sets to tackle the problem from all sides. With the right combination of technological, human, and economic skills, the fight against ransomware can be successful. 

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Richard Cassidy 

Richard Cassidy has been consulting to businesses on cyber security strategies and programs for more than two decades, working across highly regulated industries including finance, insurance, retail, manufacturing, government and military. During his career Richard has been heavily engaged in the design and implementation of infrastructure & cyber security solutions, helping organisations in evolving security, compliance, risk management, data assurance, automation, orchestration & breach response practices.  

Richard’s security operations experience includes managing Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT), breach response teams, threat intelligence and hunting teams, as well as educating the industry on how data and assets are targeted by cyber-criminal groups, which in return supports effective security practices and mitigation strategies. Richard has led major breach investigations across CNI (Critical National...