Understanding and Responding to Ransomware

This Arctic Wolf–style report describes the rise and evolution of ransomware (including RaaS, double/triple extortion), highlights prominent ransomware groups and a concrete incident (LockBit’s MCNA Dental breach with 700GB exfiltrated and PII for ~8.9 million individuals), and provides recommended defenses such as 3-2-1 backups, cloud security hardening, MFA/identity controls, vulnerability management, and 24×7 MDR/IR capabilities.