Tag: ransom
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Ransomware not a problem for half of businesses
If you are wondering why ransomware continues to thrive, a recent study from IBM Security provides a simple explanation: 70 per cent of the ransomware-infected businesses they surveyed ended up paying the ransom to get their data back. Clearly this goes against the advice given by many security professionals, which is never to pay the…
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Ransomware not a problem for half of businesses
If you are wondering why ransomware continues to thrive, a recent study from IBM Security provides a simple explanation: 70 per cent of the ransomware-infected businesses they surveyed ended up paying the ransom to get their data back. Clearly this goes against the advice given by many security professionals, which is never to pay the…
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Paying a malware ransom is bad, but telling people never to do it is unhelpful advice
I’m not usually one to spread panic about security issues, but in the case of the current ransomware plague, I believe that at the very least a sense of great concern is justified. And the threat is unlikely to disappear any time soon. While there are certainly many things we can do to significantly reduce…