How Ransomware Tactics Against Law Firms Are Changing
In an article published by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Beth Burgin Waller, Principal and Chair of Woods Rogers’ Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, offers her insights on how ransomware attacks targeting law firms are becoming more sophisticated and why firms must prepare for a rapidly changing threat landscape.
Beth emphasized that technology alone is not enough to defend against these threats. Instead, organizations must ensure employees know how to recognize suspicious activity and respond appropriately.
“The best defense against IT impersonation attacks is training everyone to expect them and to know how to respond,” Beth told the publication. “If an employee receives a helpdesk call out of the blue, the safest response is to hang up and call the known helpdesk number. If something feels off, it probably is. Hang up, verify, and then reconnect through a trusted channel.”
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