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  <title>Ep. 255 Responding to Ransomware</title>
  <description>Ransomware has become a far more serious threat to government than many organizations realize,&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;it's&amp;amp;nbsp;no longer&amp;amp;nbsp;just about paying&amp;amp;nbsp;a ransom.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; This&amp;amp;nbsp;week on&amp;amp;nbsp;Feds&amp;amp;nbsp;At&amp;amp;nbsp;the&amp;amp;nbsp;Edge,&amp;amp;nbsp;cybersecurity experts&amp;amp;nbsp;explore&amp;amp;nbsp;what agencies can do to strengthen their defenses, including adopting Zero Trust principles, improving network segmentation, and planning for recovery before an attack occurs.&amp;amp;nbsp; Cesar&amp;amp;nbsp;Gamez&amp;amp;nbsp;from&amp;amp;nbsp;City of Roseville, CA&amp;amp;nbsp;explains how ransomware attacks have evolved, from encrypting files for financial gain to tactics that threaten to expose sensitive data or target victims' customers if demands&amp;amp;nbsp;aren't&amp;amp;nbsp;met.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; And&amp;amp;nbsp;Travis Rosiek&amp;amp;nbsp;of&amp;amp;nbsp;Rubrik Public Sector,&amp;amp;nbsp;introduces an even more alarming trend: &amp;quot;wiper&amp;quot; attacks. Unlike traditional ransomware, these attacks&amp;amp;nbsp;-&amp;amp;nbsp;often associated with nation-state actors&amp;amp;nbsp;-&amp;amp;nbsp;are designed to permanently destroy or corrupt data, leaving organizations with nothing to recover even if they were willing to pay.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Tune in on your favorite podcast platform as our&amp;amp;nbsp;guests also examine the security challenges of hybrid and cloud environments and explain why collaboration and information sharing are essential to staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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