Microsoft Digital Defence Report on Ransomware The Microsoft Digital Defence Report from last year is a fascinating read and shows how most ransomware compromised orgs could have avoided it by just doing the basics. Here's an overview of the report in the context of the recent MGM news. There are just a handful of companies in the world that have access to the type of data and attacks that Microsoft has visibility into. The State of Cybercrime Microsoft's unique breadth of signal intelligence is gathered from multiple sources—identity, email, endpoints, and cloud—and provides insight into the growing ransomware economy, complete with an affiliate system which includes tools designed for less technically-abled attackers. Human operated ransomware targeting and rate of success model 🧵👇🏾