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Ransomware is an APT, so you should treat it as such

Ransomware is an APT, so you should treat it as such

Research from Splunk's SURGe division shows that there are major differences between ransomware variants in how fast they operate. Why is that important for organizations to know? And what does that mean for Splunk's product offering? We talk about the above and other issues with Johan Bjerke, P... Read more

date2 years ago
Ransomware encrypts 100,000 files in 43 minutes

Ransomware encrypts 100,000 files in 43 minutes

The average ransomware variant takes 43 minutes to encrypt 100,000 files. SURGe, the study's author, says that reactive measures are no match for ransomware speeds. Tempo SURGe is a research arm of Splunk. Recently, SURGe investigated the speed of encryption. The team unleashed ten common ... Read more

date2 years ago