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Democratizing Destruction: The Business Structure of RaaS and the Rise of Affiliate Networks

How ransomware became an industry

How ransomware became an industry, and what the professionalisation of cybercrime means for every organisation's threat model.

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Democratizing Destruction: The Business Structure of RaaS and the Rise of Affiliate Networks

Key Takeaways

What you'll learn

  • The operator-affiliate split economics driving the current ransomware boom
  • How initial access brokers (IABs) commodify the first stage of the attack
  • Leak-site dynamics and the psychology of double/triple extortion
  • Why most ransomware victims had warning signs weeks before impact
  • Defensive plays that measurably shift the attacker's cost-benefit

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