Cybercrime as a Service Series: Ransomware as a Service

This Trend Micro report examines the rapid rise of ransomware—highlighting Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), the growth in enterprise-targeting file types and families, observed delivery/evasion techniques (exploit kits, RDP, malicious attachments), real-world impacts and payments, and recommended multilayered defenses (backup, patching, reputation/email/web filtering, behavior monitoring).