You have responsibility for overseeing the security of your data systems. It is 8 a.m. on a Monday morning and the phone is ringing off the hook. Several of your users attempted to access files critical to business operations, but instead of opening as anticipated, they receive a message stating that the files are encrypted and will be deleted unless payment is received by a stated deadline. What do you do?
The landscape of cyberattacks is constantly evolving. One threat that is increasing in both frequency and complexity is that of ransomware attacks. Under these threats, the attacker encrypts company data, making it inaccessible. The attacker then demands a “ransom” payment in order to provide the decryption key, often in bitcoin so that payment cannot be traced.
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