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In Episode 8, Andrew and Kevin take a deep dive into the world of ransomware and get insight on a ransomware cell from SonicWall’s Brook Chelmo. Brook talks about the Russian Hildacrypt ransomware cell, how they work, their motivations, and some of their rules of engagement. He even passes along some tips to avoid being victimized by ransomware, straight from the hackers who deploy it. You can learn more about Brook’s contact with Hildacrypt by listening to his webinar, titled “Mindhunter,” by reading his SonicWall blog post titled “Meeting a Russian Ransomware Cell,” or by reading his LinkedIn post, titled “Meeting Hilda; Two Weeks with a Russian Ransomware Cell.”Our Network Engineer Kevin (no relation) joins us for our Engineer’s Minute to talk about a security tool vital in the fight against ransomware – sandboxing.Learn more about everything network security on our Firewalls.com Blog. And you can learn more about the Professional Services offered by our Certified Experts: https://www.firewalls.com/services or by calling 866-403-5305.Our cyber security headlines discussed on the episode include:Hospitals hit by ransomware attacks are seeing an increase in heart patients’ death rateshttps://www.foxnews.com/tech/hospitals-ransomware-attacks-heart-patient-deathCybersecurity for Giving Seasonhttps://www.propertycasualty360.com/2019/2019/11/25/cybersecurity-for-giving-season/ Over 480 million mobile VPN apps have been downloaded in the past yearhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/over-480-million-mobile-vpn-apps-have-been-downloaded-in-the-past-year/Submit a question for a future Engineer’s Minute, a suggested episode topic, or any other feedback you may have to podcast@firewalls.com. Remember, new episodes will be released every other Wednesday, so subscribe/follow to ensure you get the latest first - and please rate and review.Thanks for listening!