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Ransomware –
your protection checklist
Ransomware is a malicious
software, designed to encrypt
your files, making them
inaccessible until a ransom
payment is made.
More than 50% of UK companies have been hit by
Ransomware attacks in the past year alone. In a
study conducted by IBM it was found that 32% of
all executives surveyed had previously paid cyber-
criminals for the return of data.
Generally, we only hear about national and global
hits, such as the Wanna variant, as businesses
typically prefer to keep attacks quiet and so the
public don’t learn the true threat that Ransomware
poses. As an IT Services and Support business, we
hear of a constant stream of organisations coming
under attack because of insufficient protection.
The current outbreak of Wanna Ransomware on
highly sophisticated global networks once again
underlines the need to keep updated.
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