Why the Advent of the Ransomworm is a Really Big Deal

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If you are like most people and are not immersed in cybersecurity issues on a daily basis, there is a good chance that you have only recently been introduced to ransomware through news reports and associated cyber alerts. That is probably the best way to be introduced to ransomware, which has been an emerging threat for several years now. The alternative is to have your or your company’s data encrypted and rendered inaccessible unless you pay a ransom. The number of ransomware incidents reported to the Department of Justice quadrupled from 2015 to 2016 and by all accounts this trend continues. It has only recently captured the public’s attention with some high-profile attacks on hospitals and the WannaCry “ransomworm” that reportedly affected more than 200,000 organizations.

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