Richard Hummel, ASERT Threat Research Lead at NETSCOUT, recently joined GovCyberHub to detail some of the topline messages from the NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report and shared how DDoS attacks have evolved over the second half of 2021. During our conversation, he described…
The Continuing Evolution of Cybercriminal Enterprises and the Future of Cybersecurity
The latest NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report is here and it seems that cybercriminals were busy in the second half of 2021. From new applications of old attacks to the continuing evolution of cybercriminal enterprises, there is a lot to dive…
Triple Extortion Ransomware: How Agencies Can Protect Themselves
In our previous article on the GovCyberHub, we sat down with Richard Hummel, NETSCOUT’s ASERT Threat Research Lead, to discuss the evolution of cyberattacks from traditional single vectors to the increasingly pervasive triple extortion ransomware. Combining the elements of ransomware,…
An Introduction to Triple Extortion Ransomware with NETSCOUT’s Richard Hummel
Richard Hummel, NETSCOUT’s ASERT Threat Research Lead, understands what is at stake when an organization is the victim of a ransomware attack. “I’ve got a long history of helping customers deal with ransomware, and now DDoS as well.” Hummel, who…
Cyber Extortion Symposium – Keeping eCriminals at Bay
According to the cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, there were more than 40,000 cyber intrusions in just the first half of 2020 alone. What were the hackers looking to accomplish with the cyber intrusions? Since 63 percent of incidents CrowdStrike investigated in…
