Ransomware gangs are focusing more on data theft and extortion, while skipping the encryption of networks. But should these attacks still be considered ransomware?

Risk & Repeat: Are data extortion attacks ransomware?

The seemingly endless stream of cyberattacks and data breaches have put enterprises and the information security industry on their heels. TechTarget SearchSecurity editors Rob Wright and Peter Loshin travel through this dark world of hacks, vulnerabilities and repeated infosec failings to discuss why we’ve arrived at this point, and what can be done to improve things.

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Risk & Repeat: Are data extortion attacks ransomware?

Risk & Repeat: Are data extortion attacks ransomware?