Raj Samani | Source | McAfee Enterprise Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee Enterprise
Raj Samani
Raj Samani is a computer security expert working as the Chief Scientist, and McAfee Fellow for cybersecurity firm McAfee. Raj has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in The Hague. Raj has been recognized for his contribution to the computer security industry through numerous awards, including the Infosecurity Europe hall of Fame, Peter Szor award, Intel Achievement Award, among others.
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McAfee Enterprise (https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/home.html)
McAfee Enterprise Fellow and Chief Scientist
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Top cyber threats of 2022, McAfee Enterprise and FireEye’s predictions
McAfee Enterprise and FireEye release their top predictions for cyberware threats in 2022 including hackers for hire, social media and attacks on containers
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McAfee’s cyber threat report revealed that healthcare was the second-most targeted sector for cloud security incidents in Q2, and REvil/Sodinokibi is still going strong.
73% of Ransomware Detections in Q2 2021 Credited to REvil/Sodinokibi
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Ransomware decreases as cybercriminals hit more lucrative targets - Help Net Security
Ransomware decreases by 50% in Q1 due in part to a shift by attackers to campaigns targeting fewer, larger orgs that are more lucrative.
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Criminals will always evolve their techniques to combine whatever tools enable them to best maximize their monetary gains with the minimum of complication and risk. We first saw them use ransomware to extract small payments from millions of individual victims. Today, we see RaaS supporting many players in these illicit schemes holding organizations hostage and extorting massive sums for the criminals.
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Ransomware has evolved far beyond its origins, and cybercriminals have become smarter and quicker to pivot their tactics alongside a whole host of new bad-actor scheme. Names such as REvil, Ryuk, Babuk, and DarkSide have permeated into public consciousness, linked to disruptions of critical services worldwide.
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Over this past year, we have seen cybercriminals get smarter and quicker at retooling their tactics to follow new bad actor schemes – from ransomware to nation states – and we don’t anticipate that changing in 2022.
