Ransomware, once a sporadic menace, has evolved into an unrelenting adversary. Attacks are no longer isolated incidents; they occur incessantly. Criminal groups orchestrate multiple strikes in rapid succession, exploiting vulnerabilities across organizations. Ransomware infiltrates diverse sectors — healthcare, IT/telecom, education, utilities, and more — leaving chaos in its wake. Critical systems, including Microsoft Active Directory, have become a top attack target. Semperis partnered with international research firm Censuswide to conduct a comprehensive study, spanning multiple industries across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, to examine the alarming trends in ransomware’s frequency, severity, and consequences. The 2024 Ransomware Risk Report reveals concerning statistics for business, IT, and security leaders.
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For security teams charged with defending hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Semperis ensures the integrity and availability of critical enterprise directory services at every step in the cyber kill chain and cuts recovery time by 90%. Purpose-built for securing hybrid identity environments—including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta—Semperis’ patented technology protects over 150 million identities from cyberattacks, data breaches and operational errors.The world’s leading organizations trust Semperis to spot directory vulnerabilities, intercept cyberattacks in progress and quickly recover from ransomware and other data integrity emergencies. Semperis is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, and operates internationally, with its research and development team distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Israel. Semperis hosts the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection Identity & Access Management (IAM) community, conference and podcast series (hipconf.com) and built the free community hybrid Active Directory cyber defender tools:Purple Knight – security assessment of your AD vulnerabilities: semperis.com/purple-knightForest Druid - attack path analysis tool to uncover the riskiest attack paths to your tier 0 assets: semperis.com/forest-druidEntraGoat - A deliberately vulnerable lab that simulates real-world identity misconfigurations in Microsoft Entra ID: semperis.com/blog/getting-started-with-entragoat-entra-id-simulation-labCheck out Midnight in the War Room: A Groundbreaking Cyberwar Documentary Featuring the World’s Leading Defenders and Reformed Hackers: midnightinthewarroom.com
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