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Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack | Including Real-time Simulation
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The key to defeating ransomware is understanding it, and you are one step closer to getting that key. In this insightful session, Candid Wuest will show you how easy it is for attackers to build a ransomware package in real time using readily available tools. Then he’ll walk you through a simulated delivery of that malware package via both email and web and explain new tactics such as exfiltration to cloud buckets. But most importantly, he’ll demonstrate how early detection via AI and automated response stops the bad guys cold. Register now to reserve your spot in this interactive session with one of the best in the business.
Candid Wüest
Security Advocate
Candid Wüest has accumulated extensive experience in the field of IT security for the past 20 years. Since 2020, he is the VP of Cyber Protect Research at Acronis and as of Nov 2023 VP of Product Management. From 2003-2020, he was employed by Symantec Switzerland. As Principal Threat Researcher he evaluated current and future trends in the threat landscape and researched new protection methods. Prior to this Candid analyzed computer viruses for the Symantec Anti-Malware Lab in Dublin and created malware signatures. He also worked for the Global Security Analyzing Lab of IBM Research in Rüschlikon and for Creative Netconsulting which he co-founded as Chief Security Officer (CSO). Candid did his master in computer science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).