Name: Ransomware Reality Check: Education and Extortion
Start: 2024-04-02T17:15:00Z
End: 2024-04-02T17:15:15.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 5

At N‑able, our mission is to protect businesses against evolving cyberthreats with an end-to-end cyber resilience platform to manage, secure, and recover. Our scalable technology infrastructure includes AI-powered capabilities, market-leading third-party integrations, and the flexibility to employ technologies of choice—to transform workflows and deliver critical security outcomes. Our partner-first approach combines our products with experts, training, and peer-led events that empower our customers to be secure, resilient, and successful. n-able.com 

As organizations grow in size and complexity, their internal networks often become a “black hole” in terms of visibility. To keep these networks secure, this visibility needs to be managed, but time and budget seldom allow IT and cybersecurity professionals to gain actionable insights. 

N‑able’s VP, Product Management, Jim Waggoner and Head of Threat Research, Kevin O'Connor demystify network visibility and provide valuable takeaways you can implement today to mature your cybersecurity posture: 
- Why going beyond Endpoint Security and basic integrations is critical for network integrity  
- How to empower your team with automation and AI to defend against ransomware and other cyberattacks 
- How to simplify cyber-threat visibility to make it accessible for SMBs

How to Use Network Visibility in Your Cyber Security Strategy

In this on-demand session, Jim Waggoner and Lewis Pope break down the latest cyber incidents making headlines and explain what they mean for businesses of all sizes. From ransomware hitting critical services to supply chain compromises in widely used software ecosystems, the discussion highlights both persistent and opportunistic attackers, their evolving tactics, and the growing “as-a-service” criminal marketplace. 

Whether you’re an MSP protecting clients or an IT leader responsible for organizational resilience, this session arms you with actionable steps to strengthen defenses and respond to today’s fast-moving threats.

Inside the Headlines: How Threat Actors Are Exploiting Businesses Like Yours

N-able Head Nerd Lewis Pope explains how Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT teams can use cybersecurity tabletop exercises to improve incident response readiness. Learn how to design, facilitate, and get business value from these exercises -plus access free CISA and N-able resources to help you get started.

Watch now to strengthen your team’s response before the next cyber incident hits.

From Plan to Practice: Strengthen Incident Response with Tabletop Exercises

From credential abuse and ransomware to cyber extortion and unpatched vulnerabilities, small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are 3x more likely to be targeted than large enterprises due to resource disparities.

Join us for our 2025 Threat Report webinar and get a data-driven reality check on the evolving threat landscape targeting SMBs, exposing the gaps, trends, and real-world consequences organizations can no longer afford to ignore.

Combining threat intelligence from across the N-able and Adlumin ecosystems, Kevin O’Conner, Director of Threat Research, and Jim Waggoner, VP of Product Management, will share significant takeaways, trends, and vulnerabilities from the new 2025 Threat Report including:

· Top SMB threats in 2025

· Current trends in the SMB threat landscape

· Real-world SMB incidents and takeaways

· Threats that are real vs. just buzz

Whether you're a security practitioner, IT leader, or executive decision-maker, this webinar will deliver the context and clarity you need to assess your risk, strengthen your defenses, and build lasting cyber resilience.

2025 Threat Report Insights

Backups have been the last line of defense against cyberthreats—but today, they’re increasingly becoming the first target. We’ll cover how the cyberthreat landscape is evolving, three primary attack vectors used by modern threat actors, and ways to proactively defend.

Featured speakers:
- Keith Young, Principle Solutions Architect
- Stefan Voss, VP of Product Management

Data Resilience: Best Practices, from Attack Vectors to Remediation

AI-powered MDR makes security teams nimbler and more effective. In this session we’ll unpack ways AI helps highlight what really matters, how modern MDR has become an extension of your team, getting practical support from generative AI, and hear real stories from the field.

Featured speakers:
Robert Johnston
VP, GM Adlumin

Security Operations and Resilience for the Modern Threat Landscape

IT and SecOps are converging in a critical shift for modern endpoint protection. We’ll explore key drivers of this shift, why proactive and continuous endpoint hardening is vital, as well as practical strategies.

Featured Speakers:
- Lewis Pope, Head Nerd, Sec Ops
- Jason Murphy, Head Nerd, IT Ops

Beyond Defense: Accomplishing Endpoint Resilience

Once overlooked by threat actors, small and mid-market businesses today face the same sophisticated attacks as large enterprises. N‑able Chief Technology and Product Officer Mike Adler will explore what it takes to build true end-to-end resilience, outlining a holistic approach spanning the full attack lifecycle: minimizing the attack surface before an incident, reducing operational impact during an attack, and ensuring business continuity after.

Featured Speaker:
- Mike Adler, EVP, Chief Technology and Product Officer, N‑able

The N‑able Vision for End-to-End Cyber Resilience

Cyber resilience is crucial in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Our panel of leading cyber security voices will explore how organizations can rise to the challenge of these rapidly evolving risks. Topics will include the latest threat intelligence, the necessity of end-to-end cyber resilience, and lessons from research findings and real-world insights.

Featured Speakers:
- Francis Odum, Cybersecurity Instructor and Founder of Software Analyst Cybersecurity Research
- Kevin O’Connor, Director of Threat Research, N‑able
- Vinod Paul, President, Managed Services, Align

Security Roundtable: Discussing 5 Key Findings from Our 2025 Threat Report

Discover how the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape is reshaping the way organizations think about security. In this session, Sarah Armstrong-Smith will explore why building end-to-end cyber resilience has become mission critical—and how businesses can prepare for the challenges ahead.

Featured Speaker:
Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Former Chief Security Advisor for Europe, Microsoft

Preparing for Tomorrow’s Threats Today: The Critical Need for End-to-End Cyber Resilience

The tools that got you here won’t get you where you need to go.

If you’re still relying on legacy backup tools, bloated hardware, and time-draining admin work, you’re not just stuck, you’re falling behind. Our new MSP Growth Playbook reveals how outdated backup strategies are eroding your margins, hindering growth, and leaving your customers exposed.

In this unapologetically practical session, we’ll show you what high-growth MSPs are doing differently and how you can shift your backup from bottleneck to breakthrough.

You’ll learn:
- How to slash admin time by up to 90% and free your techs for higher-value work
- Why cloud-first, image-free backup is transforming margins for thousands of MSPs
- How to repurpose your data center instead of letting it drain profit
- What “ransomware resilience by design” really looks like with immutable, isolated backups
- How Cove’s predictable pricing model puts an end to cloud billing surprises

This isn’t about swapping one vendor for another. It’s about rethinking your entire approach to backup and unlocking time, margin, and flexibility that’s been buried under outdated systems.

Watch now if you’re ready to grow smarter.

Free Download - The MSP Growth Playbook

Rethink Backup or Get Left Behind - The MSP Growth Playbook

Choosing the right backup solution is never just about features - it’s about outcomes. In this live “Hear from a Peer” session, we spoke with Dave Brown, Director of Cloud Services at CSCM IT Solutions, a West Midlands-based MSP delivering IT services across the UK and beyond.

Dave has spent 15 years growing within CSCM, and he’s led their shift to Cove Data Protection. In this candid interview, he’ll share:
• Why CSCM moved away from traditional backup tools
• The operational and commercial impact of switching to Cove
• How Cove helps them deliver faster recovery and reduce support overhead
• Tips for other MSPs considering a change

If you’re still managing legacy backup, juggling multiple tools, or just not convinced by cloud-first options – this is your chance to hear directly from a partner who’s been there.

Watch to see what’s possible with Cove Data Protection.

Hear from a Peer! How CSCM Transformed Backup with Cove

IT teams and MSPs are under constant pressure to detect threats early - but threat hunting often feels like a black box.

In this webinar, Jim Waggoner and Kevin O’Connor guide you through a hands-on threat hunting session, showing how they identify, investigate, and surface hidden threats across cloud and endpoint environments.

You’ll learn:
- What threat hunting actually is (and how it differs from investigation)
- How to uncover threats hiding in normal traffic
- Why correlation across identity and endpoint data matters
- What sets apart a mature, effective threat hunting capability

Whether you’re new to the concept or looking to deepen your technical knowledge, this session will give you the clarity and confidence to act on threats more effectively.

Threat Hunting Explained: See It in Action, Learn How It Works

The Security Operations Center (SOC) is at an AI-fueled inflection point, facing an increasing volume, velocity, and sophistication of threats from cybercriminals armed with AI tools. To combat these challenges, many SOCs have turned to AI and ML tools, but the balance between AI’s potential and its risks remains a pressing issue — especially for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).  

Join us as we share the findings of Adlumin’s inaugural State of the SOC Report and provide a deeper look at how the Adlumin SOC is responding to today's cybersecurity threats. Will Ledesma, Director of MDR and SOC team leader at N-able, and Jim Waggoner, VP of Product Management at N-able, will share key insights from our State of the SOC Report including: 

- Where threats are coming from
- Benefits and challenges of AI  
- How AI has shaped and will shape the future of the SOC 
- Building the SOC of the future

This webinar is a must for any cybersecurity or IT professional. All registrants will receive an exclusive copy of the State of the SOC report.

2025 State of the SOC Report: The Impact of AI in SOCs

Ransomware is evolving faster than ever, outpacing traditional defenses and putting your critical data at risk. Are you confident in your backup and recovery strategy?

Join us for a session designed for tech professionals who want to stop wasting time on failed backups and outdated systems and start focusing on cybersecurity strategies that actually work. Learn how to enhance cyber resilience, prevent costly data loss, and free up IT resources for high-impact projects.

Don’t wait until it’s too late — learn how to fortify your cybersecurity strategy!

Strengthen Cyber Resilience & Stay Ahead of Ransomware - Socitm & N-able

N‑able is bringing together top industry experts for a partner-exclusive fireside chat series—designed to help MSPs and IT teams stay ahead of evolving cyber threats. Each month, we’ll feature a new specialist tackling critical topics like incident response, cyber resilience, compliance, and security blind spots that could be putting your business—and your customers—at risk.

For our March event, host David Weeks welcomes Ollie Spence, CEO of CybaVerse, a leader in cybersecurity innovation.

Ollie has built CybaVerse into a globally recognized, award-winning cybersecurity company, trusted by thousands of businesses worldwide. He’s passionate about helping MSPs and IT teams strengthen their security posture with automation and cutting-edge strategies.

In this session, David and Ollie will break down:
- The biggest security gaps MSPs and IT teams often overlook—and how to fix them
- The latest cyber threats targeting businesses today and what future-savvy teams are doing to stay protected
- Practical, scalable security strategies you can implement right away

If you’re responsible for protecting business-critical systems, customer data, or ensuring compliance, this session is for you.

The Cyber Experts Series – Oliver Spence, CEO, CybaVerse

Sophisticated threat actors, such as ransomware gangs and state-sponsored adversaries, utilize ransomware to disrupt educational institutions and extort millions of dollars in ransoms. As these threats escalate, education leaders recognize the need to invest in cybersecurity. However, navigating the complex marketplace, acronyms, and hyperbolic promises make selecting technology and finding the right solutions challenging.

Join cybersecurity expert Mark Sangster, Vice President, Chief of Strategy, as he breaks down why cybersecurity is not just an IT problem but an agency problem.

In this webinar, you’ll learn: 
- Why educational leaders need to grasp the organizational risks related to cybersecurity to make informed decisions.
- How to optimize resources and programs to increase return on investment.
- Ways to meet regulatory requirements and showcase the success of cybersecurity initiatives to stakeholders within the education sector.

Ransomware Readiness: Why Cybersecurity is Not Just an IT Problem

In an era of escalating cyber threats making headlines, it's paramount for educational institutions to fortify their defenses. By reducing vulnerabilities and improving their ability to detect suspicious activities, these institutions can mitigate the risk of devastating cyberattacks. 

Join us for an enlightening discussion featuring cybersecurity expert Mark Sangster, Adlumin's Chief of Strategy, and Coree Kelly, Regional Information Security Officer of High Desert Education School District. Together, they will take you beyond the news stories and deep into the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. 

This discussion will cover: 

- Emerging trends in cyberattacks. 
- A clear and actionable 5-step process for assessing risks and safeguarding investments against disruptive cyberattacks. 
-The five critical questions to consider when evaluating an investment manager or fund. 
 
Join us as we equip educational institutions with the knowledge and tools needed to protect their future against cyber threats.

Protecting Education: Addressing the Escalating Cyber Challenges

As we enter a seasonal inflection of back to school, criminals will use this time of change to exploit your personal and organizational accounts. Join experts as they prepare you for the season and map out a training plan to empower your people and ensure criminals get an "F" this year. 
 
You’ll walk away from the session understanding how to: 
- Use risk management data and accurate phishing lures to build comprehensive awareness training
- Maximize your resources and programs to increase return on investment
- Conduct testing that improves resilience
- Meet regulatory requirements and demonstrate program success to your leadership

As a thank you for joining our webinar, we’ll send you Mark Sangster's white paper, The Importance of Proactive Security. Additionally – one lucky participant will receive a $200 Amazon gift card.

Four Seasons In One Day: Protect Your Org during Back to School

Adlumin for Educational Institutions

As ransomware continues to plague educational institutions, both by sophisticated threat actors like ransomware gangs and state-sponsored adversaries, the imperative to bolster cybersecurity measures becomes increasingly apparent. Educational leaders are acknowledging the urgency of investing in robust defense mechanisms. Yet, the process is hindered by the complexity of the cybersecurity landscape, replete with acronyms and exaggerated claims, making it daunting to discern the most suitable technologies and solutions.

Join cybersecurity expert Mark Sangster, Vice President, Chief of Strategy, for our Industry Tip Tuesday series, where he takes a 15-minute deep dive into security challenges facing the education industry.

Ransomware Reality Check: Education and Extortion

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