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DOJ Announces Multinational Efforts to Disrupt Gameover Zeus Botnet

Hunton Privacy

Gameover Zeus, a sophisticated type of malware that first emerged in 2011, is designed to steal banking and other credentials from the computers it infects. Cryptolocker, which first appeared in 2013, encrypts the computer files of its victims and forces victims to pay a ransom to unlock the files.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Instead, they should remain adaptive to the particularized needs of their organization, responsive to new industry developments, and vigilant of changes to business objectives that could affect the cyber threat landscape. Encrypting critical data assets. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Managing digital identities.