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Andy Thompson

Attackers’ new way to outsmart traditional defenses is by weaponizing legitimate software

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As businesses navigate the digital landscape, the threat of ransomware is rising. Every day brings innovative techniques for cyber criminals to perform more advanced and complex attacks. So, it has become quite clear that traditional defense strategies are no longer sufficient to effectively safeguard the business, improve identity security and combat attackers’ evolving tactics. In fact, 66% of companies were affected by ransomware in 2023, and this number is only expected to increase.

Ransomware is no longer just about creating sophisticated malicious software to infect people’s computers – cyberattackers have now started using and exploiting organizations' legitimate software to conduct malicious activities and steal people’s identity without creating their own custom malware.

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