Next 2022 Can We Escape Ransomware by Migrating to the Cloud?

Guest:    Nelly Kassem, Security and Compliance Specialist @ Google Cloud Topics: Why did ransomware attacks become so popular? What type of organizations are targeted by ransomware?  Do these affect mostly the organizations with sub-par security? Ransomware has been raging since 2015 and shows few signs of subsiding. Why are these attacks still successful?  Do we see ransomware in the cloud?  Does migrating to the cloud protect you from ransomware? Which of Google Cloud tools are useful to fight ransomware? Resources: Security at Google Cloud Next 2022 Next Special - Log4j Reflections, Software Dependencies and Open Source Security Next Special - Improving Browser Security in the New Era of Work "Future of EDR: Is It Reason-able to Suggest XDR?" (ep29) "2021: Phishing is Solved?" (ep40) Mandiant M-Trends 2022 Google Cloud Threat Horizons Report #1 #2 #3 #4