While there’s no silver bullet to preventing a ransomware incident, following security experts’ recommendations will greatly reduce your vulnerability. Thousands of Americans experienced the trickle-down effect of a ransomware breach in early May following the Colonial Pipeline attack, which shut down the oil supplier’s operations and left many scrambling to find gas and waiting in huge lines when they did. The attack originated from DarkSide, a Russian-linked criminal group, who threatened to leak the utility provider’s sensitive data unless the company paid a $4.4 million ransom.
Brid Graham is the Senior Vice President of Presidio Europe & APAC. Brid is responsible for driving Presidio’s IT Services, Solutions Business and IT Procurement Business including the company’s Apple Practice. Her teams design and implement innovative solutions that support business transformation, enabling clients to scale in Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. Brid joined the company in 2001 as an Account Manager at Arkphire and has since then has held a variety of leadership roles