Co-authored by: Tony Spinelli, Chief Security Officer, Halcyon Key takeaways: Ransomware isn’t just malware — it’s a coordinated, multi-stage attack that evades traditional defenses. To stop downtime and data loss from ransomware, organizations must rethink how attacks unfold and address the problem holistically across endpoints, behaviors and attacker tactics. Here’s a quick test. Would a skilled red team eventually compromise your environment? Most IT and security leaders say yes.