Unfortunately, data deletion is no longer a guarantee when you are dealing with multiple threat actors. And that means it's not the same drill in the case of an attack. A number of ransomware groups are now focusing more on data exfiltration and less on the actual encryption. (Credit: gopixa/Adobe Stock) Unfortunately, data deletion is no longer a guarantee when you are dealing with multiple threat actors. And that means it's not the same drill in the case of an attack. A number of ransomware groups are now focusing more on data exfiltration and less on the actual encryption. (Credit: gopixa/Adobe Stock)

With every passing year, cyberattacks are evolving and becoming more complex. As easy as it might be to dismiss this as "something that will never happen to us," cyberthreats are very real and very prevalent, and companies must keep pace with threat actors' evolving techniques in order to prepare and protect themselves.

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