Technology Magazine October 2019 | Page 154

FIREEYE INC
154 on the rise . “ It ’ s not unheard of nowadays for CEOs to get emails that look very much like a normal communication from inside their network . It looks like it ’ s come from a legitimate source , and they ’ re moving so fast that they just click on a link or respond saying ‘ yeah , I approve this .’ Then , that email launches some bad stuff in the background ,” he explains . “ Ransomware is the biggest growth area right now . Humans are humans , and sometimes you need to repeat that message several times before it sinks in .” Both in its relationships with clients and

“THE WORLD IS A SCARY PLACE , BUT AN INTERESTING ONE NONETHELESS ”

— Colin Carmichael , CIO , FireEye
OCTOBER 2019