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title: [Podcast] Ransomware and the Secret Service
description: In this podcast episode, we discuss the evolution of ransomware, including advances in technology, cyber insurance, the cryptocurrency challenge, and more.
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# [[Podcast] Ransomware and the Secret Service](https://www.secureworld.io/resources/podcast-ransomware-secret-service)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/resources/author/secureworld-news-team) | 5 PM Z

Our guest on this episode is Jeremy C. Sheridan, Assistant Director, Office of Investigations, at the United States Secret Service. We discuss the evolution of ransomware in cybercrime, including: advances in technology, cyber insurance, the cryptocurrency challenge, the sophistication of ransomware actors, and much more.

Thank you to Trend Micro, a global leader in cloud and XDR security, for being our premier podcast partner and providing new research for this episode.

Listen on your favorite podcast platform, or here:

## Links from the show:

•  Trend Micro report, "A Roadmap to Secure Connected Cars": [https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/internet-of-things/a-roadmap-to-secure-connected-cars](https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/internet-of-things/a-roadmap-to-secure-connected-cars)

•  Jeremy C. Sheridan, Assistant Director, Office of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysheridan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysheridan/)

•  United States Secret Service Cyber Investigations page: [https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/cyber](https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/cyber)

•  SecureWorld conferences: [https://www.secureworldexpo.com/events](https://www.secureworld.io/events)

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