Ed Williams

Ed Williams is a seasoned cybersecurity specialist with 10 years directly focused on penetration testing and consultancy for Government and private sector organisations. He heads up penetration testing within Trustwave’s elite team of forensic investigators, researchers and ethical hackers, Spiderlabs, as Director for EMEA.

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Breaking out of the vicious cycle of ransomware attacks

Ransomware has quickly become one of the most prevalent cyber threats facing organizations today. The cyber criminal community has latched onto this attack method because infections can quickly cause devastating damage to the victim, and strikes are incredibly easy to launch at scale. 

In this article, cybersecurity expert Ed Williams of Trustwave SpiderLabs, discusses what happens when ransomware hits the network and how organizations can stop themselves falling victim to ransomware again and again.

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