A cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience in web technologies, architecture, infrastructure, networking and dev environments, Nick is responsible for solution management, technology strategy and technology partnerships. Nick was previously Symantec Group CTO for Global Service Providers, following his tenure as Director of the Chief Architect Team for Channel and Service Providers at Zscaler and an earlier position in the Symantec CTO organization. His certifications include CEH7, CCSK, BCCPP, Bluecoat Blue Knight, MCSE + Security, CCDP, CCNA, CCSA, VTP5 and VTSP5.
Public sector agencies are magnets for ransomware actors, due to the sensitive data they hold and the strong pressure they face to restore services following an attack.
CISA issued an alert on September 15, 2020 warning that an Iran-based threat actor is known to have penetrated a number of networks, and may be planning to deploy ransomware in addition to other malicious activity.
Loda RAT malware has resurfaced and represents a new breed of more sophisticated email phishing attacks. NickKael, CTO, takes a deep dive into how it evades spam filters and engages the end-user to launch a chain of events.