Mark is the Vice President of DFIR and Threat Intelligence at GuidePoint Security, an elite team of highly trained, top certified experts who cut through cyber chaos and confusion to put control back in your hands. He is skilled in vulnerability assessment, information security, incident response, CISSP, and penetration testing.
A ransomware negotiator at GuidePoint Security discussed proposed payment bans and the current threat landscape.
The most common way people recognize they've been impacted is they see ransom notes on the screen. Most of the notes now say, 'You've been impacted, go to this website, don't do anything with your files -- also we've stolen your information.' Then you go to the Tor site -- most ransomware groups have a webpage. From there, you enter a code, and it makes them aware of which victim it is.