Ransomware turned 10. There was a 55.5% increase in HTTPS vs HTTP phishing attacks. The last year has been one for the record books in numerous ways and the realm of cyber threats was no exception. As traditionally active threat categories, such as malware, trended downward, others spiked unexpectedly. Analysts, researchers and security companies have been working quickly and constantly to identify and block emerging threats, but attackers have been just as quick in devising new tricks and tactics.

Key Learning Objectives: 

• Takeaway knowledge on the latest cyber threats (malware, phishing, ransomware); learn something new
• Understand the landscape and what to look for in order to be preemptive of an attack
• Learn strategies for mitigating attacks if/when they do happen