Surprise! There’s a Whole Lot of Ransomware Out There

As hard a year as 2020 has been, we all have reason to give thanks this holiday season. That goes double for cybercrooks.

As security vendors have been documenting all year long, COVID-19, the work-from-home arrangements it made necessary, and the mountain of vulnerabilities in many remote work environments have all combined to make 2020 a banner year for perpetrators of ransomware and other threats. 

Two studies published this week, by Datto and Sophos, provide the latest look at what threat actors have been up to lately, the damage they’ve done, and some of the newer tactics they’re using. Here’s a tour of the highlowlights.