Darktrace Reports 30% More Ransomware Attacks Targeting Organizations During The Holiday Period
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CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, today reported that its
security researchers discovered a 30% increase in the average number of
attempted ransomware attacks globally over the holiday season in every
consecutive year from 2018 to 2020 compared to the monthly average.
The researchers also observed a 70% average increase in attempted ransomware
attacks in November and December compared to January and February. Following a
record number of ransomware attacks this year, the company expects the spike to
be higher over the 2021 holiday period.
During the nascent 2021 holiday season, Darktrace's AI detected and
autonomously stopped an in-progress, early-stage ransomware attack on a U.S.
city before any data exfiltration or encryption could occur. The city's
security team had the foresight to deploy an AI solution to combat multi-stage
ransomware attacks, enabling them to stop the attackers at the earliest stage.
Ransomware is often falsely considered an encryption problem. This
misconception masks and undermines attackers' determination and creativity to
initially break into and then move around within an organization's digital
environment first to discover, then steal and encrypt data. The break-in is
often through email, but that quickly evolves to targeting servers where the
data lives. Therefore, a combination of email and network security is crucial
to stop these attacks.
Powered by Self-Learning AI, Darktrace technology develops an understanding of
normal business operations for each organization. It autonomously interrupts
in-progress attacks at every stage from the initial entry with sophisticated
spearphishing emails to brute-forced remote desktop protocol (RDP),
command-and-control, and lateral movement, all without business disruption.
"Based on what we've seen in previous years, holidays are consistent target
periods for cyber-attackers. Interestingly, the largest rise in attempted
ransomware attacks is between Christmas and New Year's when attackers know
there will be fewer eyeballs on screens defending against threats," commented
Justin Fier, Director of Cyber Intelligence and Analytics, Darktrace. "Business
leaders should know that there is available technology that can identify and
respond to the initial warning signs of ransomware before attackers can hold
critical systems hostage, even when human security teams are out of office."
About Darktrace
Darktrace (
) (DARK.L), a global leader in cyber security AI, delivers world-class
technology that protects almost 6,000 customers worldwide from advanced
threats, including ransomware (
), and cloud (
) and SaaS (
) attacks. The company's fundamentally different approach applies Self-Learning
AI (
) to enable machines to understand the business in order to autonomously defend
it. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company has 1,600 employees and over 30
offices worldwide. Darktrace was named one of TIME magazine's 'Most Influential
Companies' for 2021.
SOURCE Darktrace
CONTACT: Nikhol Hui, Brands2Life (UK), +44 (0) 7908 714331 OR Bryce Tom,
Rubenstein (US), +1 917 733 9494, darktrace@rubenstein.com
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