{"id":102234,"date":"2024-03-20T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/ransomware-explained-understanding-the-ransomware-ecosystem\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:47:07","slug":"ransomware-explained-understanding-the-ransomware-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/uk\/ransomware-explained-understanding-the-ransomware-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Explained: Understanding the Ransomware Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"102234\" class=\"elementor elementor-102234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a20e12 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-items-stretch 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14e1fa0 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"14e1fa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47efa8\" data-id=\"d47efa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e88ecb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e88ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Ransomware<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90304fb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90304fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explained<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be83be7 difference elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"be83be7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5c8a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c5c8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding the Ransomware Ecosystem \u2013 From RaaS Operators to Ransom Demands to How Ransomware Attacks Work  <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad7c625 gr-border-intro3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad7c625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2926c67\" data-id=\"2926c67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a86b97 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a86b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While its origins stretch back decades, it&#8217;s only in more recent years that ransomware has become a major threat for organisations of all sizes and industries, with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operators and affiliates dominating the threat landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a918a animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a918a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding ransomware \u2014 from its origins to its impacts to the TTPs that allow ransomware gangs to exploit victim organisations and make off with millions in ransom payments and extortion fees \u2014 is the key to defending against it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cab9f animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85cab9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even when a company employs leading-edge security tools and robust processes throughout its organisation, it still is at risk. But exploring the world of ransomware and the motives of threat actors can help you better understand where your organisation may be vulnerable and how you can protect it more effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e0529 ransomware-journey-wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e0529\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5348fd4 premium-mobile-type-column aw-ransomware-toc premium-tablet-type-column premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"5348fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0.2,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeInUp animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-dbe5e58\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper premium-bullet-list-wrapper-top \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-icon-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Ransomware Groups Behind Dominant Ransomware Variants in 2023\"> Ransomware Groups Behind Dominant Ransomware Variants in 2023 <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Ransomware Groups Behind Dominant Ransomware Variants in 2023\" href=\"#chapter-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ransomware Groups Behind Dominant Ransomware Variants in 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-c5a7840\" data-delay=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper premium-bullet-list-wrapper-top \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-icon-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"What Is the True Cost of Ransomware?\"> What Is the True Cost of Ransomware? <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"What Is the True Cost of Ransomware?\" href=\"#chapter-02\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>What Is the True Cost of Ransomware?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-57e3e93\" data-delay=\"400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper premium-bullet-list-wrapper-top \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-icon-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t03\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"How Does Ransomware Work?   Root Point of Compromise: Gaining Initial Access\"> How Does Ransomware Work?   Root Point of Compromise: Gaining Initial Access <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"How Does Ransomware Work?   Root Point of Compromise: Gaining Initial Access\" href=\"#chapter-03\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>How Does Ransomware Work?   Root Point of Compromise: Gaining Initial Access<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-1778150\" data-delay=\"600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper premium-bullet-list-wrapper-top \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-icon-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t04\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"How to Defend Against Ransomware \"> How to Defend Against Ransomware  <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"How to Defend Against Ransomware \" href=\"#chapter-04\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>How to Defend Against Ransomware <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2321695\" data-id=\"2321695\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23fffdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"23fffdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ch1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f1da34 gr-border-intro4\" data-id=\"2f1da34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71879af elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-absolute gr-text elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71879af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e49a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54e49a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"chapter-01\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ransomware Groups Behind Dominant Ransomware Variants in 2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733aba5 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"733aba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Focusing on engagements in which the Arctic Wolf Incident Response team confidently attributed an attack to a particular ransomware variant, the five variants we encountered the most in 2023 were BlackCat (AlphV), LockBit 3.0, Akira, Royal, and BlackBasta. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e929fad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e929fad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb1c8c pull-up-hover ransomware-group-wrap ransomware-group-01 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1cb1c8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa79fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa79fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Group Name<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8db7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8db7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">BlackCat<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;margin-top:7px;line-height: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">(AlphVM or AlphV)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8504ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b8504ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">First Observed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2021<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973a468 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"973a468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"hidden-tablet\">Claimed <\/span>Victims in '23<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">401<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770698b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"770698b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Preferred Initial Access Method<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Compromised Credentials<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5522d gr-btn-blue_trigger elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-lightbox\" data-id=\"8b5522d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-lightbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div data-lightbox-type=\"lightbox_type_content\" data-lightbox-type-url=\"\" data-lightbox-trigger-pageload=\"1\" class=\"eael-lightbox-wrapper\" data-trigger=\"eael_lightbox_trigger_button\" data-lightbox-id=\"lightbox_69f018f38649a\" data-type=\"inline\" data-src=\"#eael-lightbox-window-69f018f38649a\" data-popup-layout=\"eael-lightbox-popup-standard\" data-main-class=\"eael-lightbox-modal-popup-8b5522d\" data-close_button=\"yes\" data-esc_exit=\"yes\" data-click_exit=\"yes\" data-effect=\"animated mfp-move-from-top\" data-trigger-element=\".eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f38649a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"btn-eael-lightbox-69f018f38649a\" class=\"eael-modal-popup-button eael-modal-popup-link eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f38649a elementor-button elementor-size-md\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-pop-up-button-icon-left eael-lightbox-button-svg-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>Full Breakdown<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-lightbox-btn -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-popup-window eael-lightbox-popup-window-8b5522d lightbox_type_content\" id=\"eael-lightbox-window-69f018f38649a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-content\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element aw-defender-modal aw-defender-ceo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-modal-headshot\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"breach-recap-left row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h4>BlackCat<span style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:-5px\">(AlphVM or AlphV)<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-first-observed\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/binocs-line-white-icon.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/163;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">First Observed:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2021<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-claimed-victims\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/user-target-icon-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 52px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 52\/51;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Claimed Victims in 2023:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">401<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-preferred-method\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hacker-icon-line-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 76px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 76\/82;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Preferred Initial Access Method:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Compromised Credentials<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-description\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Key Traits<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">May be a rebranding of DarkSide, the ransomware code is written in Rust, and, as a RaaS group, is known for paying affiliates a large share. Deploys .alphVM and .alphV ransomware strains.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Notable Moments:<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">Launched one of the first public data leak sites and, in September 2023, <mark>used their leak site to take credit for the MGM Resorts International attack;<\/mark><sup>1<\/sup> In February 2024, U.S. Department of State issued rewards totaling up to $15 million USD for information leading to the arrest and\/or conviction of individuals participating in BlackCat\/AlphV ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title characteristics\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Sources<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"defenders-bullets\">\n<li>1. Arctic Wolf: <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resources\/blog\/okta-environments-seeing-increased-targeted-threat-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Okta Environments Seeing Increased Targeted Threat Activity  <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09e9b09 pull-up-hover ransomware-group-wrap ransomware-group-02 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"09e9b09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be471f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be471f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Group Name<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8c6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a8c6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">LockBit 3.0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;margin-top:7px;line-height: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">Initially \u201cABCD,\u201d changed name to LockBit in 2020<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab5163 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cab5163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">First Observed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2019<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e5f66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"95e5f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"hidden-tablet\">Claimed <\/span>Victims in '23<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">926<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3098d4d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3098d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Preferred Initial Access Method<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Varies  <span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\" style=\"padding: 0 10px\">The group has been known to brute-force remote desktop protocols (RDP) or employ phishing attacks for initial access.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e516ff gr-btn-blue_trigger elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-lightbox\" data-id=\"5e516ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-lightbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div data-lightbox-type=\"lightbox_type_content\" data-lightbox-type-url=\"\" data-lightbox-trigger-pageload=\"1\" class=\"eael-lightbox-wrapper\" data-trigger=\"eael_lightbox_trigger_button\" data-lightbox-id=\"lightbox_69f018f38d0a8\" data-type=\"inline\" data-src=\"#eael-lightbox-window-69f018f38d0a8\" data-popup-layout=\"eael-lightbox-popup-standard\" data-main-class=\"eael-lightbox-modal-popup-5e516ff\" data-close_button=\"yes\" data-esc_exit=\"yes\" data-click_exit=\"yes\" data-effect=\"animated mfp-move-from-top\" data-trigger-element=\".eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f38d0a8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"btn-eael-lightbox-69f018f38d0a8\" class=\"eael-modal-popup-button eael-modal-popup-link eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f38d0a8 elementor-button elementor-size-md\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-pop-up-button-icon-left eael-lightbox-button-svg-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>Full Breakdown<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-lightbox-btn -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-popup-window eael-lightbox-popup-window-5e516ff lightbox_type_content\" id=\"eael-lightbox-window-69f018f38d0a8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-content\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element aw-defender-modal aw-defender-ceo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-modal-headshot\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"breach-recap-left row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h4>LockBit 3.0<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-first-observed\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/binocs-line-white-icon.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/163;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">First Observed:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2019<span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\">Initially &#8220;ABCD,&#8221; changed name to LockBit in 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-claimed-victims\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/user-target-icon-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 52px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 52\/51;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Claimed Victims in 2023:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">926<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-preferred-method\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hacker-icon-line-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 76px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 76\/82;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Preferred Initial Access Method:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Varies<span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\">The group has been known to brute-force remote desktop protocols (RDP) or employ phishing attacks for initial access.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-description\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Key Traits<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">\n                Known for targeting critical infrastructure, LockBit 3.0 functions as an RaaS model and often extorts data while demanding extremely high ransoms. They also tend to  <mark>publish data to dark web leak sites  before payment,<\/mark><sup>1<\/sup> promising to delete the data upon payment.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Notable Moments:<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">\n<p>                LockBit 3.0 is one of the most prolific groups operating and is responsible for more than 1,700 attacks since 2020, taking in over <mark>$91 million USD in ransoms.<\/mark><sup>2<\/sup> In February 2024, the National Crime Agency (NCA) of Britain and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of the group\u2019s infrastructure (including their leak site), 34 servers, the closure of 14,000 rogue accounts, and the freezing of 200 cryptocurrency accounts, as well as five indictments against members of the group.   <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title characteristics\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Sources<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"defenders-bullets\">\n<li>1. Arctic Wolf: <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resources\/blog\/1h-2023-ransomware-landscape-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\">1H 2023 Ransomware Landscape Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2. CISA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/cybersecurity-advisories\/aa23-165a\" target=\"_blank\">Understanding Ransomware Threat Actors: LockBit <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97edd7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97edd7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c43dc1 pull-up-hover ransomware-group-wrap ransomware-group-03 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c43dc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c352ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c352ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Group Name<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a6503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86a6503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Akira<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8a808 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0d8a808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">First Observed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986c6ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"986c6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"hidden-tablet\">Claimed <\/span>Victims in '23<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">133<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f12e3e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8f12e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Preferred Initial Access Method<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Lack of MFA <span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\">Accessing VPNs without multi-factor authentication (MFA) for initial network access.<br><br><a style=\"position: relative;top: -8px\" href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resources\/blog\/conti-and-akira-chained-together\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read Blog<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e544a gr-btn-blue_trigger elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-lightbox\" data-id=\"46e544a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-lightbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div data-lightbox-type=\"lightbox_type_content\" data-lightbox-type-url=\"\" data-lightbox-trigger-pageload=\"1\" class=\"eael-lightbox-wrapper\" data-trigger=\"eael_lightbox_trigger_button\" data-lightbox-id=\"lightbox_69f018f39bdbb\" data-type=\"inline\" data-src=\"#eael-lightbox-window-69f018f39bdbb\" data-popup-layout=\"eael-lightbox-popup-standard\" data-main-class=\"eael-lightbox-modal-popup-46e544a\" data-close_button=\"yes\" data-esc_exit=\"yes\" data-click_exit=\"yes\" data-effect=\"animated mfp-move-from-top\" data-trigger-element=\".eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f39bdbb\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"btn-eael-lightbox-69f018f39bdbb\" class=\"eael-modal-popup-button eael-modal-popup-link eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f39bdbb elementor-button elementor-size-md\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-pop-up-button-icon-left eael-lightbox-button-svg-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>Full Breakdown<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-lightbox-btn -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-popup-window eael-lightbox-popup-window-46e544a lightbox_type_content\" id=\"eael-lightbox-window-69f018f39bdbb\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-content\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element aw-defender-modal aw-defender-ceo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-modal-headshot\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"breach-recap-left row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h4>Akira<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-first-observed\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/binocs-line-white-icon.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/163;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">First Observed:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2023<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-claimed-victims\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/user-target-icon-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 52px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 52\/51;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Claimed Victims in 2023:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">133<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-preferred-method\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hacker-icon-line-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 76px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 76\/82;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Preferred Initial Access Method:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Lack of MFA <span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\">Accessing VPNs without multi-factor authentication (MFA) for initial network access. <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resources\/blog\/conti-and-akira-chained-together\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read Blog<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-description\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Key Traits<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">Akira practices multi-extortion tactics and hosts a dark site where, should a victim fail to comply with ransom demands, they are listed alongside stolen data. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Notable Moments:<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">\n                Starting in October 2023, <mark>Arctic Wolf Labs has investigated several cases of Royal and Akira ransomware victims being targeted<\/mark><sup>1<\/sup> in follow-on extortion attacks, which have involved victims being contacted for extortion after the original compromise took place. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title characteristics\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Sources<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"defenders-bullets\">\n<li>1. Arctic Wolf: <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resources\/blog\/follow-on-extortion-campaign-targeting-victims-of-akira-and-royal-ransomware\/\" target=\"_blank\">Follow-On Extortion Campaign Targeting Victims of Akira and Royal Ransomware <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-907470b pull-up-hover ransomware-group-wrap ransomware-group-04 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"907470b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e985fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e985fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Group Name<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66075c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66075c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Royal<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672e758 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"672e758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">First Observed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0181e4b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0181e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"hidden-tablet\">Claimed <\/span>Victims in '23<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">199<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d5ba5 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"10d5ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Preferred Initial Access Method<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Varies<span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\" style=\"padding: 0 10px\">Works with initial access brokers, which makes pattern-spotting difficult, but the group is known to use phishing emails in more than half of all recorded attacks, according to CISA reporting. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3590e44 gr-btn-blue_trigger elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-lightbox\" data-id=\"3590e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-lightbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div data-lightbox-type=\"lightbox_type_content\" data-lightbox-type-url=\"\" data-lightbox-trigger-pageload=\"1\" class=\"eael-lightbox-wrapper\" data-trigger=\"eael_lightbox_trigger_button\" data-lightbox-id=\"lightbox_69f018f3a4a59\" data-type=\"inline\" data-src=\"#eael-lightbox-window-69f018f3a4a59\" data-popup-layout=\"eael-lightbox-popup-standard\" data-main-class=\"eael-lightbox-modal-popup-3590e44\" data-close_button=\"yes\" data-esc_exit=\"yes\" data-click_exit=\"yes\" data-effect=\"animated mfp-move-from-top\" data-trigger-element=\".eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f3a4a59\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"btn-eael-lightbox-69f018f3a4a59\" class=\"eael-modal-popup-button eael-modal-popup-link eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f3a4a59 elementor-button elementor-size-md\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-pop-up-button-icon-left eael-lightbox-button-svg-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>Full Breakdown<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-lightbox-btn -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-popup-window eael-lightbox-popup-window-3590e44 lightbox_type_content\" id=\"eael-lightbox-window-69f018f3a4a59\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-content\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element aw-defender-modal aw-defender-ceo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-modal-headshot\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"breach-recap-left row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h4>Royal<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-first-observed\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/binocs-line-white-icon.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/163;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">First Observed:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2022<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-claimed-victims\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/user-target-icon-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 52px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 52\/51;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Claimed Victims in 2023:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">199<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-preferred-method\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hacker-icon-line-white.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 76px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 76\/82;\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Preferred Initial Access Method:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Varies <span class=\"ransom-group-subtext\">Works with initial access brokers, which makes pattern-spotting difficult, but the group is known to use phishing emails in more than half of all recorded attacks, according to CISA reporting. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-description\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Key Traits<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">This group is known for their .royal or .royal_w file extensions and have drawn comparisons to Conti and Ryuk. Their known TTPs include abusing business website contact forms to spread malicious links, implanting malware files on authentic-looking download websites, and employing malvertising techniques on search engines. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Notable Moments:<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">Like Akira, Royal has been observed re-infecting victims or deploying follow-on extortion attacks. The group has also targeted critical infrastructure and has <mark>earned over $275 million USD<\/mark><sup>1<\/sup> between 2022 and 2023.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title characteristics\">\n              \n                \n                \n                  \n                    \n                    \n                  \n                \n              <\/p>\n<h4>Sources<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"defenders-bullets\">\n<li>1. CISA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/cybersecurity-advisories\/aa23-061a#:~:text=)%2C%20and%20Education.-,Update%20November%2013%2C%202023,a%20ransom%20is%20not%20paid.\" target=\"_blank\">#StopRansomware: Royal Ransomware <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09e53f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09e53f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-155e0c6 pull-up-hover ransomware-group-wrap ransomware-group-05 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"155e0c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a79a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03a79a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Group Name<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f19c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f19c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">BlackBasta<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbdfe8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6cbdfe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">First Observed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8fe09 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0d8fe09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"hidden-tablet\">Claimed <\/span>Victims in '23<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">197<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e3e2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"775e3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Preferred Initial Access Method<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spear Phishing<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d8666 gr-btn-blue_trigger elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-lightbox\" data-id=\"49d8666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-lightbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div data-lightbox-type=\"lightbox_type_content\" data-lightbox-type-url=\"\" data-lightbox-trigger-pageload=\"1\" class=\"eael-lightbox-wrapper\" data-trigger=\"eael_lightbox_trigger_button\" data-lightbox-id=\"lightbox_69f018f3af69f\" data-type=\"inline\" data-src=\"#eael-lightbox-window-69f018f3af69f\" data-popup-layout=\"eael-lightbox-popup-standard\" data-main-class=\"eael-lightbox-modal-popup-49d8666\" data-close_button=\"yes\" data-esc_exit=\"yes\" data-click_exit=\"yes\" data-effect=\"animated mfp-move-from-top\" data-trigger-element=\".eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f3af69f\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"btn-eael-lightbox-69f018f3af69f\" class=\"eael-modal-popup-button eael-modal-popup-link eael-modal-popup-link-69f018f3af69f elementor-button elementor-size-md\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-pop-up-button-icon-left eael-lightbox-button-svg-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>Full Breakdown<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-lightbox-btn -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-popup-window eael-lightbox-popup-window-49d8666 lightbox_type_content\" id=\"eael-lightbox-window-69f018f3af69f\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-lightbox-content\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element aw-defender-modal aw-defender-ceo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-modal-headshot\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"breach-recap-left row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h4>BlackBasta<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-first-observed\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/binocs-line-white-icon.png\" alt=\"icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/163;\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">First Observed:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2022<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-claimed-victims\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/user-target-icon-white.png\" alt=\"icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 52px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 52\/51;\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Claimed Victims in 2023:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">197<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle ransom-group-icons elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box aw-modal-image-box\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper aw-preferred-method\">\n<figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hacker-icon-line-white.png\" alt=\"icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 76px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 76\/82;\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Preferred Initial Access Method:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spear Phishing<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element defender-description\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n<h4>Key Traits<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">BlackBasta is known for their .basta file extension and often first attacks anti-virus products. This group will leave a \u201creadme.txt\u201d file on victims\u2019 desktops and utilise double-extortion techniques. They will often leak data to leak sites as soon as it&#8217;s exfiltrated, and they are thought to have arisen from the now-defunct Conti group.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title real-life-examples\">\n<h4>Notable Moments:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"breach-recap-body\">Has extorted <mark>at least $107 million USD<\/mark><sup>1<\/sup> since 2022.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"animated-title characteristics\">\n<h4>Sources<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"defenders-bullets\">\n \t<li>1. Reuters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/cybersecurity\/researchers-say-russia-linked-ransomware-group-has-raked-more-than-100-million-2023-11-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ransomware group &#8216;Black Basta&#8217; has raked in more than $100 million &#8211; researchers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b4d83 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"25b4d83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd0a14 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8cd0a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aw-gr-orange-slash-lines.png\" class=\"orange-slashes\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:380px;display:block;margin:auto;max-height:18px;\" class=\"dont-be-lazy\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cab9b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16cab9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Blurred Lines of the Ransomware Ecosystem <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11029c0 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11029c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While ransomware variants originate from specific ransomware operators, behind the scenes, the ransomware ecosystem has blurred lines: <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f712e91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f712e91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f726c3 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1f726c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecae94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ecae94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"324\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Icons-Hex-Blue-ALLIANCE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-102272 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Icons-Hex-Blue-ALLIANCE.png 381w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Icons-Hex-Blue-ALLIANCE-300x255.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 381px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 381\/324;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263ae4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263ae4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Individual ransomware groups often work with many different affiliates <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-317a00b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"317a00b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb60e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb60e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Icons-Hex-Blue-INCOGNITO-300x255.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-102273 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Icons-Hex-Blue-INCOGNITO-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Icons-Hex-Blue-INCOGNITO.png 381w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/255;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6641795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6641795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Affiliates may use several different ransomware variants \u2014 from different groups \u2014 concurrently <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ded388 animated-slow gr-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ded388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ransomware groups behind some of the most in-use variants have made claim to some of the biggest attacks in the past year, including: <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a71fbb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a71fbb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdaffe1\" data-id=\"cdaffe1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc7047 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc7047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"display: block;\">The U.K. Royal Mail and Boeing<\/span> <span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1em;\">By: <span class=\"gr-text\">Lockbit<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecb722 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ecb722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"display: block;\">The City of Dallas<\/span><span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1em;\">By: <span class=\"gr-text\">Royal<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4ea92 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b4ea92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Rheinmetall <\/span><span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1em;\">By: <span class=\"gr-text\">BlackBasta<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0aa410\" data-id=\"a0aa410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430b499 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"430b499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Caesars and MGM casinos<\/span> <span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1em;\">By: <span class=\"gr-text\">BlackCat \/ AlphV<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766e8d0 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766e8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Nissan Australia <\/span> <span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1em;\">By: <span class=\"gr-text\">Akira<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a729c44 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a729c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LockBit, and a handful of other ransomware groups, dominated the ransomware-as-a-service space in 2023, as they did the year prior. This demonstrates both the continuing effectiveness of their operating models and their ability to evade law enforcement \u2014 or at least it did. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-541f67a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"541f67a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d33a4f5\" data-id=\"d33a4f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49e8ba elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a49e8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aw-gr-orange-slash-lines.png\" class=\"orange-slashes\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:380px;display:block;margin:auto;max-height:18px;\" class=\"dont-be-lazy\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f74e0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05f74e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Law Enforcement Gains Success Striking Back<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893e005 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"893e005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite some of the more prolific groups that have remained active over multi-year periods, international law enforcement operations are having success taking down ransomware operations,<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">1<\/sup> shuttering dark web marketplaces,<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">2<\/sup> and closing cryptocurrency mixers\/tumblers<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">3<\/sup> that facilitate laundering of ransomware proceeds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e59bf aw-sources-wrapper elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"73e59bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-73e59bf\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"73e59bf\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n            <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"view-section-sources\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">View Section Sources<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"view-section-sources\"><ul class=\"aw-sources-links\">\n<li>1: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/11\/28\/europol_shutters_ransomware_operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheRegister.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/criminal-marketplace-disrupted-international-cyber-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2023\/03\/authorities-shut-down-chipmixer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheHackerNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>4: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/us-department-justice-disrupts-hive-ransomware-variant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>5: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/security\/2023\/11\/ransomware-group-reports-victim-it-breached-to-sec-regulators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arsTECHNICA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>6: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2023\/12\/blackcat-ransomware-raises-ante-after-fbi-disruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KrebsOnSecurity.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/securityboulevard.com\/2024\/02\/ransomware-payments-in-2023-hit-1-billion-chainalysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SecurityBoulevard.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>8: <a style=\"padding-left: 10px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/transnational-organized-crime-rewards-program-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835f24f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left border-fade-orange elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"835f24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tHive \t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff466e1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff466e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most active ransomware operators of 2022, Hive, was infiltrated and taken down in January 2023, as announced by Europol and the U.S. Department of Justice.<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bb25b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0bb25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The RaaS group\u2019s payment and data leak sites were seized as part of the international law enforcement operation. This operation captured the group&#8217;s decryption keys and offered them to victims worldwide, saving victims over $130 million in potential ransom payments.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb8a4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left border-fade-orange elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3cb8a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tAlphV  \t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a004d67 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a004d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AlphV, also known as BlackCat, made headlines multiple times in late 2023. First, with their move to file a with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against a victim company<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">5<\/sup> as a new pressure tactic, outing the victim for not filing a disclosure in response to becoming one of the group\u2019s latest victims.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fccd9 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53fccd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By December, AlphV found themselves in the crosshairs of international law enforcement, when the FBI disrupted its operations and released a decryption tool that allowed compromised victims to recover their data. In response to an escalating game of tug-of-war with law enforcement, AlphV promptly moved victim notifications to a different site.<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">6<\/sup> To date, the new AlphV-owned site continues to post victims.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d8be4 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63d8be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During this period, which (at least for now) appears to be a temporary setback, AlphV offered incentives to retain its criminal affiliates, who were likely feeling the heat from the close call with the FBI. The FBI operation also gave other ransomware groups like LockBit an opportunity to poach AlphV affiliates.<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">7<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca85d07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ca85d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aw-gr-orange-slash-lines.png\" class=\"orange-slashes\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:380px;display:block;margin:auto;max-height:18px;\" class=\"dont-be-lazy\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f457f0d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f457f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In February 2024, the pressure on many of these groups only intensified as the U.S. Department of State announced $15 million USD bounties on three of the most prolific RaaS operators: AlphV, LockBit, and Hive.<sup style=\"color: #f58220; line-height: 0px;\">8<\/sup> A reward of up to $10 million USD is available for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in these transnational organised crime groups, along with a reward of up to $5 million USD for information leading to the arrest and\/or conviction of any individual conspiring to participate in, or attempting to participate in, the three named group\u2019s ransomware activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baef2d0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baef2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\">What does this mean for the threat landscape facing today\u2019s organisations? <\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740c047 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"740c047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More groups are competing for the attention and allegiance of more affiliates, with affiliates responding to economic incentives by aligning with groups that have the most reliable tools, strongest track record of fulfilling their agreements, and greatest ability to evade law enforcement.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73b26d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a73b26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the saying goes, no animal is more dangerous than when it\u2019s cornered, and right now ransomware groups are feeling cornered. We expect to see more ambitious ransoms, stricter negotiations, more aggressive naming and shaming, and further experimentation with new tactics throughout 2024.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9df3cf animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9df3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s also possible that some operators will decide to retire altogether or shift to an alternative form of cybercrime, like business email compromise (BEC).   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44f2637 elementor-section-content-bottom ransomware-cta hide-badge-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"44f2637\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Download Available&quot;,&quot;hideIfEmpty&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf80bd premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-flag premium-gbadge-right\" data-id=\"8bf80bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2e5707 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2e5707\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30b3589\" data-id=\"30b3589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212e71c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"212e71c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"140\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Cybercrim-Summit-Title-04.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102265 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Cybercrim-Summit-Title-04.png 1090w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Cybercrim-Summit-Title-04-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Cybercrim-Summit-Title-04-1024x186.png 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/140;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9cecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f9cecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore the different threat actors that comprise the online criminal ecosystem, their business models and attack methods, as well as the threat they represent to organisations worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076ccc9 gr-button-bs elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"076ccc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resource\/aw-uk\/the-big-business-of-cybercrime?lb-mode=overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a575f39\" data-id=\"a575f39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e60a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95e60a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resource\/interactive-landing-page\/the-big-business-of-cybercrime?lb-mode=overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"609\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Ransomware-3-Pack-Mock-Image-240403.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102266 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Ransomware-3-Pack-Mock-Image-240403.png 2149w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Ransomware-3-Pack-Mock-Image-240403-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Ransomware-3-Pack-Mock-Image-240403-1024x812.png 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; 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Lost productivity and the recovery time required to get IT systems running and back to normal operating levels are significant expenses incurred by organisations in the aftermath of a ransomware attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-361364d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"361364d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e1190c\" data-id=\"3e1190c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337dc27 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337dc27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Costs Associated with a <span class=\"gr-text\">Ransomware Attack<\/span> <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d66eca animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d66eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View a detailed breakdown of expected ransomware costs estimated against an organisation\u2019s annual revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db58aa elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8db58aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"true-cost-wrapper\">\r\n  <label for=\"a-option\" class=\"l-radio\">\r\n    <input type=\"radio\" id=\"a-option\" name=\"selector\" tabindex=\"1\" checked=\"checked\">\r\n    <span>$0-25M<\/span>\r\n  <\/label>\r\n  <label for=\"b-option\" class=\"l-radio\">\r\n    <input type=\"radio\" id=\"b-option\" name=\"selector\" tabindex=\"2\">\r\n    <span>$25M-$150M<\/span>\r\n  <\/label>\r\n    <label for=\"c-option\" class=\"l-radio\">\r\n    <input type=\"radio\" id=\"c-option\" name=\"selector\" tabindex=\"3\">\r\n    <span>$150M-$500M<\/span>\r\n  <\/label>\r\n  <label for=\"d-option\" class=\"l-radio\">\r\n    <input type=\"radio\" id=\"d-option\" name=\"selector\" tabindex=\"4\">\r\n    <span>$500M+<\/span>\r\n  <\/label>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.true-cost-wrapper{\r\n    width:100%;\r\n    max-width:535px;\r\n    margin:auto;\r\n}\r\n.l-radio {\r\n    color:#fff;\r\n  padding: 6px;\r\n  border-radius: 50px;\r\n  display: inline-flex;\r\n  cursor: pointer;\r\n  transition: background 0.2s ease;\r\n  margin: 8px 0;\r\n  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;\r\n  font-weight:700;\r\n}\r\n.l-radio:hover, .l-radio:focus-within{\r\n  background: rgba(255,255,255, 1.0);\r\n  color:#000;\r\n}\r\n.l-radio input {\r\n  vertical-align: middle;\r\n  width: 20px;\r\n  height: 20px;\r\n  border-radius: 10px;\r\n  background: none;\r\n  border: 0;\r\n  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #9F9F9F;\r\n  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px #9F9F9F;\r\n  appearance: none;\r\n  padding: 0;\r\n  margin: 0;\r\n  transition: box-shadow 150ms cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.15, 0.5, 1.25);\r\n  pointer-events: none;\r\n}\r\n.l-radio input:focus {\r\n  outline: none;\r\n}\r\n.l-radio input:checked {\r\n  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 6px #f58220;\r\n  background:#fff;\r\n\r\n}\r\n.l-radio span {\r\n  vertical-align: middle;\r\n  display: inline-block;\r\n  line-height: 20px;\r\n  padding: 0 8px;\r\n}\r\n@media (max-width:1024px){\r\n    .l-radio{width:50%;float:left;}\r\n}\r\n@media (max-width:768px){\r\n    .l-radio{width:100%;float:none;}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n    cost_array = new Array();\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"] = new Array();\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"] = new Array();\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"] = new Array();\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"] = new Array();\r\n\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_tip\"] = '$409K';\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_unknown\"] = '$1.4M';\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_downtime\"] = '$338K';\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_payroll\"] = '$61K';\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_futures\"] = '$140K';\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_valuation\"] = '$972K';\r\ncost_array[\"a-option\"][\"ransom_cost_title\"] = '$0-25M';\t\r\n\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_tip\"] = '$279K';\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_unknown\"] = '$2.1M';\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_downtime\"] = '$1.7M';\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_payroll\"] = '$527K';\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_futures\"] = '$696K';\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_valuation\"] = '$2.6M';\r\ncost_array[\"b-option\"][\"ransom_cost_title\"] = '$25M-150M';\t\r\n\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_tip\"] = '$559K';\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_unknown\"] = '$4.8M';\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_downtime\"] = '$7.8M';\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_payroll\"] = '$1.4M';\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_futures\"] = '$3.2M';\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_valuation\"] = '$22.5M';\r\ncost_array[\"c-option\"][\"ransom_cost_title\"] = '$150M-$500M';\t\r\n\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_tip\"] = '$1.1M';\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_unknown\"] = '$10.2M';\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_downtime\"] = '$18.8M';\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_payroll\"] = '$3.4M';\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_futures\"] = '$7.8M';\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_valuation\"] = '$54M';\r\ncost_array[\"d-option\"][\"ransom_cost_title\"] = '$500M+';\t\r\n\r\nfunction cost_array_change() {\r\n    radio_id = jQuery('input[type=radio][name=\"selector\"]:checked')[0].id;\r\n\r\n    jQuery(\"span span[id*='ransom_cost']\").each(function(index) {\r\n        span_id = jQuery(this).attr(\"id\");\r\n        if (span_id != 'ransom_cost_static') {\r\n            jQuery(this).text(cost_array[radio_id][span_id]);\r\n        }\r\n    });\r\n}\r\n\r\njQuery('.true-cost-wrapper').click(function() { cost_array_change(); });\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc9675 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"afc9675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"94266\" class=\"elementor elementor-94266\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80b0d6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80b0d6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9edd2aa\" data-id=\"9edd2aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a34063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a34063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Organizations with <span id=\"ransom_cost_title\" class=\"gr-text\" style=\"font-weight:700\">$0-$25M<\/span> Annual Revenues<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e5640f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e5640f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59f0ffe\" data-id=\"59f0ffe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c998a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c998a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Well-Known Costs:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03be64 premium-tablet-type-column premium-mobile-type-row bullets-aw premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"b03be64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0.2,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-slow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-8f2c0ab\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Forensics\"> Forensics <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-4d507ce\" data-delay=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Incident Response Legal Counsel\"> Incident Response Legal Counsel <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-da3e936\" data-delay=\"400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Restoration &amp; Recovery\"> Restoration &amp; Recovery <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-2c0c9b7\" data-delay=\"600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Notifications to Customers and Vendor Costs\"> Notifications to Customers and Vendor Costs <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-48b42ec\" data-delay=\"800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"PR Costs\"> PR Costs <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-dfa25a0\" data-delay=\"1000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Regulatory Fines\"> Regulatory Fines <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfa456f\" data-id=\"cfa456f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f11fc7\" data-id=\"0f11fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d6bc2 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69d6bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\"><span id=\"ransom_cost_tip\">$409K<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5697afc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute aw-ransom-denotation elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial ha-css-transform-yes elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5697afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"24\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AW-Ransoware-Cost-Denotation.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-93315 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 245px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 245\/24;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80c1d13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80c1d13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e41f2 iceberg-border\" data-id=\"61e41f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44ef454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44ef454\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44062ec\" data-id=\"44062ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78076e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78076e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lesser-Known Costs:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8d207 premium-mobile-type-row premium-tablet-type-column bullets-aw premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"0e8d207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0.2,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-slow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-5358f11\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye-slash\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Ransom Payment\"> Ransom Payment <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-8f2c0ab\" data-delay=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye-slash\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Lawsuits\"> Lawsuits <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-da3e936\" data-delay=\"400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye-slash\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Data Mining\"> Data Mining <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-2c0c9b7\" data-delay=\"600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-eye-slash\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Credit Monitoring\"> Credit Monitoring <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d3888d\" data-id=\"6d3888d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da8441e\" data-id=\"da8441e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9286ffb elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9286ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\"><span id=\"ransom_cost_unknown\">$1.4M<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf187d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute aw-ransom-denotation elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccf187d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"24\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AW-Ransoware-Cost-Denotation.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-93315 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 245px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 245\/24;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-603b12d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"603b12d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e8c7b1\" data-id=\"3e8c7b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa2b8b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8aa2b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4624c\" data-id=\"9e4624c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3d53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f3d53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where insurance coverage <span class=\"block-on-mobile\">(typically) ends<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c54c09f\" data-id=\"c54c09f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7365cac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7365cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdf4971 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdf4971\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e1cf9e\" data-id=\"5e1cf9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a932274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a932274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\"><span id=\"ransom_cost_downtime\">$338K<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f2abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f2abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRevenue<br>Downtime\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b59e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-divider\" data-id=\"22b59e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider-wrap divider-direction-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider horizontal solid\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5c7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa5c7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22 days of lost profits<sup style=\"color:#f58220;\">1<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd00a4c\" data-id=\"cd00a4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb9d238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\"><span id=\"ransom_cost_payroll\">$61K<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44dd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44dd5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWasted<br>Payroll\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbee34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-divider\" data-id=\"bbbee34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider-wrap divider-direction-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider horizontal solid\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22abd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22abd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>50% of employees not producing for 22 days<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c82ba0\" data-id=\"1c82ba0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e6444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02e6444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\"><span id=\"ransom_cost_futures\">$140K<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae766c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae766c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLoss of Future<br>Revenues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59adf44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-divider\" data-id=\"59adf44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider-wrap divider-direction-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider horizontal solid\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636cce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636cce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10% drop in profits from lost revenues for the following 3 months\n<sup style=\"color: #f58220;line-height:0px\">2,4<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4309ec\" data-id=\"d4309ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07423e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f07423e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text\"><span id=\"ransom_cost_valuation\">$972K<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9af939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9af939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompany Valuation<br>Decline\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1eb939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-divider\" data-id=\"d1eb939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider-wrap divider-direction-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider horizontal solid\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fae3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fae3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3% lower stock price after 6 months<sup style=\"color: #f58220;line-height:0px;\">3,4\n<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d3145f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d3145f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9bf0ac\" data-id=\"e9bf0ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320af12 aw-sources-wrapper elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"320af12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-320af12\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"320af12\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n            <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"view-section-sources\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5241\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">View Section Sources<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5241\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"view-section-sources\"><ul class=\"aw-sources-links\">\n \t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 9px\"><sup style=\"line-height: 0px;color: #f58220;padding-right: 3px\">1<\/sup>Statista: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1275029\/length-of-downtime-after-ransomware-attack-global\/\" target=\"_blank\">Average Duration of Downtime After a Ransomware Attack<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 9px\"><sup style=\"line-height: 0px;color: #f58220;padding-right: 3px\">2<\/sup>Forbes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maggiemcgrath\/2014\/02\/26\/target-profit-falls-46-on-credit-card-breach-and-says-the-hits-could-keep-on-coming\/?sh=71ba3a617326\" target=\"_blank\">Target Profit Falls 46% On Credit Card Breach And The Hits Could Keep On Coming<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 9px\"><sup style=\"line-height: 0px;color: #f58220;padding-right: 3px\">3<\/sup>Comparitech:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparitech.com\/blog\/information-security\/data-breach-share-price-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Data Breaches Affect Stock Market Share Prices<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 9px\"><sup style=\"line-height: 0px;color: #f58220;padding-right: 3px\">4<\/sup>Nasdaq: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/looming-cyber-attack-effects-to-hurt-cloroxs-clx-q1-earnings\" target=\"_blank\">Clorox Experiences Share Drops and Anticipates Lower Revenues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5379831 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5379831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.eael-adv-accordion .eael-accordion-list {\n    text-align: left;\n}\n.bullets-aw .premium-bullet-list-text span {\n    text-align: left;\n}\n@media (max-width:1180px){\n    .elementor-element.aw-ransom-denotation {\n    left: -115px !important;\n}\n.elementor-element.aw-ransom-denotation img {\n    max-width: 120px;\n}\n}\n @media (max-width:767px){\n     .block-on-mobile{\n         display:block;\n     }\n }   \n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3a9b8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-divider\" data-id=\"ef3a9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider-wrap divider-direction-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-divider vertical\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7491007 elementor-widget__width-initial ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7491007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Should You Pay the Ransom?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43057dd animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43057dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the FBI does NOT recommend negotiating or paying ransom, the 2023 IBM Cost of Data Breach Report presents some interesting insights regarding how paying or not paying ransom impacts the overall cost of a ransomware event. Organisations that paid the ransom during a ransomware attack achieved only a small difference in total cost, paying $110,000 (\u00a386,000) or 2.2% less compared to victim organisations that didn\u2019t succumb to ransom demands.<\/p><p>However, this data doesn\u2019t include the cost of the ransom itself. With the high cost associated with most ransom demands, organisations that did make payments likely ended up paying more than organisations that didn\u2019t pay the ransom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a948456 fix-image-box-spacer elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a948456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">How Do Threat Actors Determine <span class=\"gr-text\">Ransom Demands? <\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Threat actors use a variety of factors to determine an initial ransom demand. Some items that factor into those demands include: <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b81440b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b81440b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-250534b\" data-id=\"250534b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f9bcf premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"e6f9bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AW_Icon-Solid-Gradient-ORG_SIZE-qma6t4c8idkv2bhdfdusoco5c309t82bfhp6mqszo0.png\" title=\"Organization Size icon\" alt=\"Organization Size icon\" class=\"none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80\/40;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The victim organisation\u2019s size and financial position, which threat actors use to estimate the organisation\u2019s ability to pay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3365af4\" data-id=\"3365af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aa263 premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"58aa263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AW_Icon-Solid-Gradient-IINDUSTRY-qma6t4c857y3pw8jej76lnrn51a1lgoyfzyze7mbe6.png\" title=\"Industry icon\" alt=\"Industry icon\" class=\"none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 50px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 50\/43;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The victim organisation\u2019s industry, which influences their sensitivity to disruption and negative press.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6be19e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b6be19e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7638048\" data-id=\"7638048\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40ab74 premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"b40ab74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AW_Icon-Solid-Gradient-ATTACK_SIZE-qma6t4c857y3pw8jej76lnrn51a1lgoyfzyze7mbg4.png\" title=\"AW_Icon-Solid-Gradient-ATTACK_SIZE\" alt=\"Attack Size icon\" class=\"none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 50px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 50\/50;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scope of the attack, which typically influences the victim\u2019s ability to recover and the impact to their operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e54ca\" data-id=\"04e54ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1deecd premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"d1deecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/icon-orange-gradient-79-qkfv1ooz30315q134b6zctrmp1tbtbkm4gw4104vcy.png\" title=\"icon-orange-gradient-79.png\" alt=\"icon-orange-gradient-79.png\" class=\"none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/45;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The victim\u2019s insurance coverage. Some ransomware groups actively seek out cyber insurance policies in a victim\u2019s environment to better inform their ransom demands, typically asking up to the maximum the insurance policy will cover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8846ba4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8846ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gr-text\">Our Recomendation<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76865b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c76865b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arctic Wolf recommends working with a vetted incident response vendor that has experience with ransomware threat actor negotiations. On average, Arctic Wolf Incident Response customers have seen up to 92% reductions from the original ransom request.*<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3552e6d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3552e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*All cases are different, and ransom reductions are not guaranteed. It is also never a guarantee that threat actors will live up to their word in a ransom situation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-554b8de elementor-section-content-bottom ransomware-cta hide-badge-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"554b8de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Download Available&quot;,&quot;hideIfEmpty&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e791153 premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-flag premium-gbadge-right\" data-id=\"e791153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2915693 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2915693\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cefc90\" data-id=\"5cefc90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6794324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6794324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resource\/interactive-landing-page\/arctic-wolf-labs-2024-threat-report?lb-mode=overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"906\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-Labs_3-page-layout-mock.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102291 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-Labs_3-page-layout-mock.png 1155w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-Labs_3-page-layout-mock-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-Labs_3-page-layout-mock-868x1024.png 868w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/906;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f69fa36\" data-id=\"f69fa36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c310bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c310bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get an in-depth view of the factors cybercriminals use when determining initial ransom demands.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a890eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a890eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download the Arctic Wolf Labs 2024 Threat Report.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537631f gr-button-bs elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"537631f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resource\/aw-uk\/arctic-wolf-labs-2024-threat-report-uk?lb-mode=overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-445f44f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"445f44f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ch3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8599fa gr-border-intro4\" data-id=\"a8599fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a903fc8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-absolute gr-text elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a903fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc1cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efc1cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"chapter-03\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does Ransomware Work? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838ed78 gr-text animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"838ed78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Root Point of Compromise: Gaining Initial Access<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c70f6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9c70f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the modern cybersecurity world of cloud environments and hybrid work, threat actors have become adept at evading security solutions by pivoting rapidly and employing multiple paths to value. Research from the <a class=\"gr-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/resource\/aw-uk\/arctic-wolf-labs-2024-threat-report-uk?lb-mode=overlay\"><span class=\"gr-text\" style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Arctic Wolf Labs 2024 Threat Report<\/span><\/a> shows the two major ways most ransomware attacks begin: external exposure and user action.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b6c4e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b6c4e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e348dea\" data-id=\"e348dea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb54c88 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb54c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"inline-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-MALWARE.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 543px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 543\/456;\" \/><div class=\"gr-text  center-mob\" style=\"padding:8px\">External Exposure<\/div><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f507f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f507f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In over two-thirds of the ransomware cases we investigated, threat actors gained initial access to victim environments through external exposure \u2014 a system exposed, whether knowingly or inadvertently, to the public Internet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4461f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4461f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d9886b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2d9886b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924ebe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"924ebe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"262\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Ransomware-Gr-Rainbow-39p_white.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102254 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/262;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a02a56 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a02a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2023, threat actors leveraged external remote access in 39% of cases. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef4a7ce elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ef4a7ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f490bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f490bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"262\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Ransomware-Gr-Rainbow-29p.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102287 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/262;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d732600 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d732600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other forms of external exploits, including known vulnerabilities and zero-days, accounted for 29%. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdf40bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdf40bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b60c7d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5b60c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536f719 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"536f719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">External Exposure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5689603 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5689603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div class=\"gr-text;\">External Remote Access <\/div><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcb259 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcb259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This form of external exposure typically involves identity-based attacks aimed at breaching an organisation\u2019s identity and access management (IAM) system \u2014 the governance, control, and monitoring of users\u2019 identities and access within a system or network. External remote access attacks can take a few different forms, including:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac1cbd elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eac1cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-REMOTE_DESKTOP.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102286 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-REMOTE_DESKTOP.png 369w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-REMOTE_DESKTOP-300x244.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 369px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 369\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d010ab8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d010ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compromising servers with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719ab16 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"719ab16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"133\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-MICROSOFT_ACTIVE_DIRECTORY.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102285 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 133px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 133\/133;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da692b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da692b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compromising servers with Microsoft Active Directory <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c37c0 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08c37c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"323\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-PASSWORD-ATTACK.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-69718 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-PASSWORD-ATTACK.png 588w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-PASSWORD-ATTACK-300x165.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 588px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 588\/323;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4bca2 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4bca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using valid credentials purchased from an initial access broker (IAB) on a dark web marketplace<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cbe95f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5cbe95f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d3cd4 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7d3cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">External Exposure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0558071 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0558071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div class=\"gr-text\">External Exploits <\/div><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f51a94 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f51a94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>External exploits, however, involve leveraging either a known vulnerability or a zero-day vulnerability to gain access to an environment. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebb3b5 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ebb3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than a quarter of non-business email compromise (BEC) incidents we investigated \u2014 of which the vast majority were ransomware \u2014 exploited a known (i.e., not a zero-day) vulnerability.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6067525 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6067525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In theory, an effective patching program could have mitigated the attack or at least forced the threat actor into a different course of action. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82f9d2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82f9d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b603b7 gr-border-blue-lr elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4b603b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83cac2 pin-marker-full-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-progressbar\" data-id=\"d83cac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-progressbar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-progressbar-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;progress_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;line&quot;,&quot;mScroll&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-progressbar-left-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-HACKER.png\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 427px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 427\/448;max-width:25px;margin-bottom:-7px;margin-right:5px;margin-left:0px\" class=\"block-on-mobile lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\">Zero-Day Vulnerability\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-progressbar-right-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3.4%\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-progressbar-bar-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-progressbar-bar\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b283b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b283b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While zero-days get all the headlines, they make up a small percentage of cases \u2014 just 3.4% of the non-BEC incidents investigated by Arctic Wolf, a majority of which are ransomware.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ab7d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ab7d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5070ce4\" data-id=\"5070ce4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08428a stat-counter elementor-absolute elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"c08428a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"24.4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb292f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebb292f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"inline-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-CLICK.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 349px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 349\/445;\" \/><div class=\"gr-text center-mob\" style=\"padding:8px\">User Action <\/div><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a555af1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a555af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While comprising a smaller section of attacks, user action still accounts for nearly one-quarter of all initial access vectors in ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac217fc animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac217fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The team at Arctic Wolf Labs has identified four major ways that user action can lead to a ransomware attack: <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b064c2 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1b064c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4004c1e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4004c1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3bdf6 stat-counter_sm elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ed3bdf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"9.5\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c593acd premium-icon-box-flex-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"c593acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Phishing: T1566<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA user clicks on a malicious link and is tricked into sharing credentials or downloading and executing a malicious attachment within an email.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6067f9 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e6067f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3006de2 stat-counter_sm elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3006de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"7.3\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c210f82 premium-icon-box-flex-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"c210f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Previously compromised credentials: T1078<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The threat actor uses credentials that are known to be part of a data breach or credential dump \u2014 but that have not yet been deactivated by the victim organisation (i.e., user inaction).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c43631 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7c43631\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9aa1264 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9aa1264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed51cc1 stat-counter_sm elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ed51cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"5.8\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08b572 premium-icon-box-flex-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"e08b572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Malicious software download: T1204.002<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA user falls prey to a drive-by attack or downloaded software containing hidden malicious functionality. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b9b09 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"45b9b09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1031a56 stat-counter_sm elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1031a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"1.8\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86174a9 premium-icon-box-flex-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"86174a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Other social engineering <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA user is tricked by a tech support scam or some other social engineering attack besides phishing.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f50fc5 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f50fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s important to note that hardening your environment to protect against ransomware will pay deep dividends against all forms of cyber attack, as the same initial access attack vectors are used in many other forms of cyber attack, including BEC and malware attacks. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e8595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"b0e8595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"124280\" class=\"elementor elementor-124280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d39645e ir-in-action-cta-wrapper elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d39645e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1689474\" data-id=\"1689474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;\\\/uk\\\/ir-in-action\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82709fa ir-in-action-wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82709fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca91532\" data-id=\"ca91532\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d3a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19d3a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"70\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wolf-triangle-small.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-123284 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 86px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 86\/70;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44db61d\" data-id=\"44db61d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0b2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa0b2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"gr-text-aurora\">Incident Response In Action<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf23fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf23fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn how our IR team stops attacks and swiftly restores your organisation to pre-incident operations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d5c8c1\" data-id=\"3d5c8c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23ef0c elementor-align-center ir-in-action-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a23ef0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/uk\/ir-in-action\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9c6ea elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2b9c6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\nsection.ir-in-action-wrap:before {\n    content: \"\";\n    position: absolute;\n    inset: 20px;\n    border-radius: 15px;\n    padding: 1px;\n    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #83d6ff, #0099ff, #0066ff);\n    -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#fff 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#fff 0 0);\n    -webkit-mask-composite: xor;\n    mask-composite: exclude;\n    z-index: 1;\n    pointer-events: none;\n    transition: all .3s linear;\n}\nsection.ir-in-action-wrap:hover:before{\n    inset:15px;\n}\n.ir-in-action-wrap{\n    transition: all .2s linear !important;\n}\n\/*.ir-in-action-wrap:hover{\n   transform: translateY(-5px);\n}*\/\n    .ir-in-action-button a.elementor-button{\n        position: relative;\n        transition: all .3s linear;\n    }\n     .ir-in-action-button a.elementor-button span{\n         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section.ir-in-action-wrap:hover:before {\n    inset: 10px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1effbb4 cards-wrap elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1effbb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ch4\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-601194c gr-border-intro4\" data-id=\"601194c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c4b2d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-absolute gr-text elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12c4b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94af69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94af69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"chapter-04\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Defend Against Ransomware <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e208d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e208d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like all attack vectors, the best defense involves a comprehensive security strategy that contains proactive and reactive components.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7eb80 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be7eb80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gr-text\">Our Recommendation <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0606b05 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0606b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By examining the common TTPs exploited by ransomware groups and individual threat actors, we can recommend the following actions, which should occur in parallel and continuously, to reduce your cyber risk while improving your security posture.\u200b<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d357e aw-adventure-card-wrapper adventure-01 gr-border-left-blue elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"89d357e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-852bc0f gr-border-adventure-card\" data-id=\"852bc0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd4905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cd4905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"566\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_01_240402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102256 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_01_240402.png 863w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_01_240402-300x221.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/566;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2134b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2134b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conduct Basic File Backups <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b16904 gr-border-adventure-card-right\" data-id=\"8b16904\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c897325 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c897325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As ransomware evolves, threat actors are now regularly exfiltrating data in the early stages of attack, threatening to release it to the dark web if payment isn\u2019t met (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">double extortion<\/span>).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d434c12 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d434c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <mark>71% of Arctic Wolf Incident Response engagements for ransomware,<\/mark> the victim organisation was able to leverage backups in some capacity to restore their environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866e633 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"866e633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s best to follow the <span class=\"gr-text\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3-2-1 principle<\/span> of file backup, meaning an organisation has:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bf6de1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bf6de1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da92bc0 gr-border elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"da92bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d1699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49d1699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_03-269x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-74648 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_03-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_03.png 556w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 269px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 269\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9df9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9df9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3 copies of data<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50a8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b50a8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gr-text\">1 primary, 2 backup<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a37226 gr-border elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7a37226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd227c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fd227c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_02-269x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-74647 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_02-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_02.png 556w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 269px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 269\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f5c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f5c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2 copies stored<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2155a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd2155a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gr-text\">At separate locations<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39cf1f8 gr-border elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"39cf1f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dea4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dea4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_01-269x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-74646 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_01-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AW-SMB-Program8-Gr-Numbers_01.png 556w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 269px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 269\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd53531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd53531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 off-site storage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407febe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407febe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"gr-text\">In a secure private cloud<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fbfd36 aw-adventure-card-wrapper adventure-02 gr-border-left-blue card-curtain elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0fbfd36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:150,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0164ca0 gr-border-adventure-card\" data-id=\"0164ca0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675b54f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"675b54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"494\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_02_240402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102257 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_02_240402.png 986w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_02_240402-300x193.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/494;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcb942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fcb942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secure The Cloud <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8a2f9a gr-border-adventure-card-right\" data-id=\"a8a2f9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddf344 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eddf344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the shared responsibility model, it\u2019s important for organisations to understand where their responsibility lies when keeping their cloud environment safe. A security incident originating from within your organisation that destroys or disrupts your cloud data is your responsibility, and many cloud security incidents can be traced back to misconfigurations and\/or overly permissive access policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74586a6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74586a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only can the cloud offer initial access to threat actors, but as data storage and operational applications expand to the cloud, it\u2019s likely threat actors will find their way there <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(through lateral movement or privilege escalation)<\/span> to encrypt and\/or exfiltrate data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d28340 aw-adventure-card-wrapper adventure-03 gr-border-left-blue elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3d28340\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:180,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5f33e1 gr-border-adventure-card\" data-id=\"e5f33e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6309f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e6309f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"495\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_03_240402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102258 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_03_240402.png 974w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_03_240402-300x193.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/495;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fbbf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40fbbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enforce Identity &amp; Access Controls <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cdc7cc gr-border-adventure-card-right\" data-id=\"7cdc7cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03eba84 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03eba84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be it through social engineering, the purchase of stolen credentials, or even a brute-force attack, access often begins with a password. In addition, credentials can be used by the threat actor to gain privileged access, allowing them to deploy malware into critical parts of the network. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b0903 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b0903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Proactive and reactive measures security teams can take to improve credential security include: <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28505e9 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28505e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding-left:40px;list-style-type:disc;\">\r\n<li>Implementing MFA <\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Conducting dark web monitoring <\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Hardening Active Directory using tools like PingCastle for visibility <\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Embracing the principle of least privilege access (PolP), supported by a zero-trust access model, role-based access control, and privileged access management (PAM) <\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Delivering comprehensive user security training <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5414216 aw-adventure-card-wrapper adventure-04 gr-border-left-blue elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5414216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:220,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5163a2 gr-border-adventure-card\" data-id=\"e5163a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d63905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d63905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_04_240402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102259 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_04_240402.png 1084w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_04_240402-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_04_240402-1024x595.png 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/446;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a299ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a299ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ongoing Vulnerability Management <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a36046d gr-border-adventure-card-right\" data-id=\"a36046d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7bb68f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7bb68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While zero-days make headlines, it\u2019s often known, unpatched vulnerabilities that allow threat actors to gain access to a network or system. By staying on top of vulnerabilities, an organisation goes a long way in hardening their attack surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44597e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44597e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A full vulnerability management program prioritises continuous vulnerability remediation and assessment, with other components of the program complementing and assisting overall remediation and mitigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afe1fbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afe1fbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c38100 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4c38100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e022ef premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"9e022ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/aw-bandaid-icon-white-lg-qkfve36b9b28ci0jp66rr73kv2oodjt45urqzfqv7q.png\" title=\"aw-bandaid-icon-white-lg.png\" alt=\"aw-bandaid-icon-white-lg.png\" class=\"none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/39;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Vulnerability remediation<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe act of removing a vulnerability through patching or another process \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-904f4c8 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"904f4c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba5bc2 premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"1ba5bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AW_Icon-Solid-White-SECURE_STRATEGY-qma6t4c7zipfvb8b6ypr1akr96j2u3mrm7w1243tn4.png\" title=\"Secure Strategy icon\" alt=\"Secure Strategy icon\" class=\"none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 37px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 37\/40;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\"><span class=\"gr-text\">Vulnerability mitigation<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The act of developing a strategy to minimise a threat\u2019s impact if remediation is not possible<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67c7e92 aw-adventure-card-wrapper adventure-05 gr-border-left-blue card-curtain elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"67c7e92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63a8b95 gr-border-adventure-card\" data-id=\"63a8b95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d6dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42d6dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"485\" data-src=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_05_240402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-102260 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_05_240402.png 998w, https:\/\/arcticwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AW-Numbers-Blue-Gr_05_240402-300x189.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; 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\";\r\n    display: block;\r\n    background: #2296dd;\r\n    width: 20px;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    right: -10px;\r\n    transform: skew(16deg);\r\n    border-radius: 0;\r\n    z-index: 2;\r\n}\r\n.gr-btn-blue_trigger .eael-modal-popup-button.eael-modal-popup-link:before {\r\n    content: \" \";\r\n    display: block;\r\n    background: #57c9ff;\r\n    width: 20px;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: -12px;\r\n    transform: skew(-16deg);\r\n    border-radius: 0;\r\n    z-index: 3;\r\n}\r\n.aw-sources-wrapper i.fa-accordion-icon {\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    top: -2px;\r\n}\r\n.hacker-img img {\r\n    overflow: visible;\r\n}\r\n.multiply {\r\n    mix-blend-mode: screen\r\n}\r\n.absolute-hacker {\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    right: 0;\r\n    width: 70%\r\n}\r\n\/*ORANGE BG: there are necessary orange bar css media queries at the very bottom off css*\/\r\n.add-orange-bg:after {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: 250px;\r\n    height: 100vh;\r\n    content: '';\r\n    position: fixed;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: calc(50% - 490px);\r\n    background: linear-gradient(#ef490000, #ef490040, #ef4900 50%, #f58220 80%);\r\n    mix-blend-mode: difference;\r\n}\r\n\t.orange-bar-on-mobile:after{display: none;}\r\n\r\n.shift-gradient:before {\r\n        background: linear-gradient(90deg, #00305100 0%, #00000069 80%);\r\n        height: 100%;\r\n        width: 120%;\r\n        position: absolute;\r\n        content: '';\r\n        right: -90px;\r\n        top: 0;\r\n}\r\nbody.page-template-default {\r\n    background-color: #003051;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\/*Breach Item Modal Styles*\/\r\nmark {\r\n  -webkit-animation: 1.5s highlight 1.5s 1 normal forwards;\r\n          animation: 1.5s highlight 1.5s 1 normal forwards;\r\n  background-color: none;\r\n  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3195d2 50%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 50%);\r\n  background-size: 200% 100%;\r\n  background-position: 100% 0;\r\n  color:#ffffff;\r\n  padding-left:3px;\r\n  padding-right:3px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@-webkit-keyframes highlight {\r\n  to {\r\n    background-position: 0 0;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n@keyframes highlight {\r\n  to {\r\n    background-position: 0 0;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.aw-modal-image-box img {\r\n    max-height: 30px;\r\n    margin-right: 15px !important;\r\n}\r\n.aw-modal-image-box .aw-preferred-method img {\r\n    max-height: 35px;\r\n}\r\n.aw-defender-modal .defender-modal-headshot .aw-claimed-victims img {\r\n\tmax-height: 35px;\r\n}\r\n.ransom-group-icons.aw-modal-image-box h3 {\r\n    font-size: 13px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n    line-height: 18px;\r\n    letter-spacing: 0.8px;\r\n}\r\n.ransom-group-icons.aw-modal-image-box {\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #3195d240;\r\n    padding-bottom: 15px;\r\n    border-image: linear-gradient(to right, #3195d250, #00305100) 1;\r\n}\r\n.ransom-group-icons:last-of-type {\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important;\r\n    border-bottom: none;\r\n}\r\n.ransom-group-icons.aw-modal-image-box p.elementor-image-box-description {\r\n    color: #FFFFFF;\r\n    font-family: \"Encode Sans\", Sans-serif;\r\n    font-size: 18px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    letter-spacing: 0px;\r\n}\r\n.elementor-column.dbyir-item:after {\r\n    content: \" \";\r\n    height: 90px;\r\n    width: 95%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #3195d200 0%, #3195d2 100%);\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    bottom: 0px;\r\n\ttransition: all .25s linear;\r\n\tz-index: -1;\r\n}\r\n.elementor-column.dbyir-item:hover:after {\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n\ttransition: all .25s linear;\r\n}\r\n.elementor-column.dbyir-item {\r\n    transition: all .2s linear;\r\n}\r\n.elementor-column.dbyir-item:hover {\r\n    transform: translateY(-6px);\r\n\tcursor: pointer;\r\n}\r\n.defender-modal-headshot .elementor-widget-wrap.elementor-element-populated {\r\n    background: linear-gradient(0deg, #00305100 0%, #24618e 100%);\r\n}\r\n.breach-recap-left{\r\n\t\tpadding-left: 20px;\r\n\t\tpadding-right: 20px;\r\n\t\tpadding-top:40px;\r\n\t}\r\n.breach-recap-left h4 {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n    font-size: 40px;\r\n    line-height: 40px;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    padding-bottom: 20px;\r\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #3195D233;\r\n}\r\n.breach-recap-left h5 {\r\n    color: #FFFFFF;\r\n    font-family: \"Encode Sans\", Sans-serif;\r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n    font-weight: 400;\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n    line-height: 17px;\r\n    letter-spacing: 0.8px;\r\n}\r\n.breach-recap-left h6 {\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n\tfont-size: 11px;\r\n    letter-spacing: 2px;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n}\r\n.animated-title h4 {\r\n    font-family: 'Encode Sans';\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    font-size: 12px;\r\n    line-height: 16px;\r\n    letter-spacing: 4px;\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n    color: #2296DD;\r\n    padding: 14px 0;\r\n}\r\n.animated-title svg {\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n}\r\np.breach-recap-body {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 20px;\r\n}\r\n.aw-defender-carousel .swiper-slide-active img{opacity:1.0 !important;}\r\n.eael-lightbox-container .aw-defender-modal {\r\n    background-color: transparent;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #0B3D70 0%, #051834 100%);\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n}\r\n.aw-defenders-modal-trigger {\r\ntransition: all .3s;\r\n}\r\n.lightbox_type_custom_html button.mfp-close {\r\n    background-color: transparent;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #3195D2 0%, #24618E 100%) !important;\r\n    padding: 8px 11.5px 11px 11.5px;\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n.lightbox_type_custom_html button.mfp-close:hover {\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #ff9933 0%, #ef4900 100%) !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.eael-lightbox-container .aw-defender-modal:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    background-image: url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/aw-dbyir-2023-static-bg-01.jpg');\r\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\r\n    background-size: cover;\r\n    opacity: 0.9;\r\n    z-index: 1;\r\n}\r\n.aw-defender-modal .elementor-container.elementor-column-gap-default {\r\n    z-index: 2;\r\n\tdisplay: flex;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\nul.defenders-bullets a,\r\nul.defenders-bullets,\r\nul.aw-sources-links a{\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\nul.defenders-bullets a:hover,\r\nul.aw-sources-links a:hover{\r\n    color: #f58220;\r\n}\r\n.breach-recap-body sup {\r\n    line-height: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.defender-description {\r\n    padding-top: 20px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 40px;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px;\r\n    padding-right: 20px;\r\n}\r\n.defender-modal-headshot .eael-divider.horizontal {\r\n    border-color: #3195d2;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    border-style: solid;\r\n    border-bottom-width: 3px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.defender-title-image{text-align: left;}\r\n.defender-description h4.elementor-heading-title {\r\n    font-family: \"Encode Sans\", Sans-serif;\r\n    font-size: 28px;\r\n    font-weight: 500;\r\n    margin-left: -40px;\r\n}\r\n.eael-lightbox-popup-window.lightbox_type_custom_html .eael-lightbox-container {\r\n    background: transparent;\r\n    padding: 0px;\r\n    border: 2px solid #3195d2;\r\n    border-image: linear-gradient(to right, #3195d2, #24618e) 1;\r\n}\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\/* END MODAL *\/\t\r\n\r\n\r\n.gr-scroll-btn .premium-lottie-animation {\r\n    transform: none !important;\r\n}\r\n .gr-scroll-btn .premium-lottie-animation {\r\n    width: 106px;\r\n    height: 0;\r\n    width: 70px;\r\n    display: flex;\r\n    justify-content: center;\r\n    pointer-events: all;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    display: flex;\r\n    align-items: center;\r\n    justify-content: center;\r\n    color: white;\r\n    height: 40px;\r\n    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FF9933 0%, #EF4900 100%);\r\n}  \r\n.gr-scroll-btn .premium-lottie-animation:before {\r\n    content: ' ';\r\n    display: block;\r\n    background: #FF9933;\r\n    width: 20px;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: -10px;\r\n    transform: skew(-16deg);\r\n    border-radius: 0;\r\n    z-index: -1;\r\n}\r\n.gr-scroll-btn .premium-lottie-animation:after {\r\n    content: ' ';\r\n    display: block;\r\n    background: #EF4900;\r\n    width: 20px;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    right: -10px;\r\n    transform: skew(16deg);\r\n    border-radius: 0;\r\n    z-index: -1;\r\n}\r\n\/*end lottie btn*\/\r\n\r\n\r\n\/*gradient text, borders*\/\r\n.border-fade span.elementor-divider-separator::before {\r\n    background: linear-gradient(to right, 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height: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #ef4900, #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro4:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    height: 90%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #ef4900 , #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro3:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ef4900, #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro3:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 2px;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ef4900 , #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro2:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 50%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ee4b00, #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro2:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 2px;\r\n    width: 80%;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ee4b00, #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-lr:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    height: 105%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #ef4900, #ff9933, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-lr:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    height: 105%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #ef4900, #ff9933, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-blue-lr:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    height: 105%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #3195d2, #24618e, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-blue-lr:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    height: 105%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #3195d2, #24618e, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border .elementor-widget-wrap.elementor-element-populated {\r\n    border-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ff9832, #ee4b00) 1;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-adventure-card:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    height: 2px;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #3195d2, #24618e, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-adventure-card:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #3195d2, #24618e, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-adventure-card-right:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 2px;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #3195d2, #24618e, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-adventure-card-right:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3195d2, #24618e, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro:after {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 50%;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ee4b00, #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-intro:before {\r\n    content: \"\";\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    right: 0px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    height: 2px;\r\n    width: 80%;\r\n    background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #ee4b00, #f58220, transparent);\r\n    z-index: 39;\r\n}\r\n.gr-border .elementor-widget-container{\r\n        border-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ee4b00, #f58220, transparent);\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-corner-fade {\r\n    width: auto;\r\n    height: auto;\r\n    border: solid 2px #f58220;\r\n    box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    border-radius: 5px;\r\n    border-image-slice: 10;\r\n    border-image-repeat: round;\r\n    border-image-width: 8px;\r\n    border-image-source: url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gradient-border.png);\r\n}\r\n.gr-border-corner-fade-2 {\r\n    width: auto;\r\n    height: auto;\r\n    border: solid 2px #f58220;\r\n    box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    border-radius: 5px;\r\n    border-image-slice: 10;\r\n    border-image-repeat: round;\r\n    border-image-width: 8px;\r\n    border-image-source: url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gradient-border-reverse_bottom.png);\r\n}\r\n.gr-text {\r\n    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, #ff9832, #ff310f 100%);\r\n    -webkit-background-clip: text;\r\n    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\r\n    -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;padding-bottom:2px;\r\n}\r\n.inactive .gr-text {\r\n    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, #ffffff50, #ffffff80 100%);\r\n        -webkit-background-clip: text;\r\n    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\r\n    -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;padding-bottom:2px;\r\n}\r\n.inactive:hover .gr-text {\r\n    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, #ff9832, #ff310f 100%);\r\n            -webkit-background-clip: text;\r\n    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\r\n    -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;padding-bottom:2px;\r\n}\r\n\r\na.gr-hyperlink .gr-text {\r\n    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, #ff9832, #ff310f 100%) !important;\r\n    -webkit-background-clip: 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