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Cybersecurity Awareness: Ransomware

With Nicole Dove Liked by 281 users
Duration: 24m Skill level: Beginner Released: 8/29/2023

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Are you looking to learn more about ransomware, the new face of cybercrime and extortion? In this course—part of the larger LinkedIn Learning Cybersecurity Awareness learning path—join award-winning cybersecurity leader and podcaster Nicole Dove for an overview of ransomware, its impact on businesses, and how to defend your company from attacks.

Help protect your organization like a pro, regardless of your technical background or current role, following expert advice from Nicole as she outlines some of the most common tactics used to deliver a compromising attack. Explore the basic elements of ransomware attacks, why cybercriminals prefer ransomware, a few notable examples of attacks, and how they’ve evolved in scope over time.

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