Ep. 99: Organizations Are Getting Hit By Ransomeware
September 9, 2019
Hosted by George Rettas
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Episode Description
The Chairman of the InfraGard Technology Committee, Alain Espinosa, appears on Episode no 99 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about the alarming proliferation of ransomware, how ransomware actually spreads, how criminals choose their ransomware targets, what to do if you become a victim of ransomware, and how to prevent ransomeware from being introduced into your network. Espinosa stays on the cyber crime topic by also talking about business email compromises (BECs), and what types of BEC scams exist, how criminals use BEC scams to commit crimes, what do do if you are a victim of a BEC scam, and how you can prevent business email compromises from wreaking havoc on your business. And in the last segment of the show Espinosa talks about what executives can do to protect their data when traveling internationally and gives recommendations on what protocols are best when they return home. All this and much, much more on Episode no 99 of Task Force 7 Radio
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George Rettas
George Rettas is one of the most well-known cyber security professionals in the world with extensive experience practicing cyber security in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Rettas is a serial entrepreneur, serving as the CEO and President of Task Force 7 Radio, LLC, and Task Force 7 Technologies, Inc. a company focusing on building the world’s first and only Professional Cyber Security Social Network. Mr. Rettas is also the President and CEO of Code X Entertainment, LLC, a company focused on producing television, movies, literary, digital, and merchandising products.
Mr. Rettas has worked for 12 years as a Managing Director and Partner in some of the world’s largest financial institutions holding executive management positions in cyber security operations, administration, and program management functions. He created the first Cyber Security Intelligence function in the financial services sector and detected some of the most prolific breaches in recent history, including Target breach and the JPMorgan Chase breach.
Mr. Rettas also served as a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he was the co-founder of the Newark Field Office Electronic Crimes Task Force. He is the author of the first Title III Wire Tap on an internet-facing computer network in United States history and he worked what is considered the most prolific criminal investigation in the history of the Secret Service in “Operation Firewall."
