Jim Black is a Senior Product Marketing Manager in Akamai's Enterprise Security Group. He has spent his entire career in technology, with roles in manufacturing, customer support, business development, product management, public relations, and marketing.  Emotet malware has been around since 2014, but 2020 saw a resurgence of attacks. In September 2020, Emotet affected 14% of organizations worldwide. So, what is Emotet? And why is it so dangerous? \r\n Emotet is a sophisticated trojan that is most commonly used as a dropper for other malware. This means that after gaining access to an Emotet-infected device, its operators can download additional malicious payloads, also known as second-stage payloads, to the compromised machine.…