A primer for defending against ransomware in the age of global cyberattacks

Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency. Last week ’s cyberattack on computer systems across the globe should put organizations on notice that no one is safe. The FBI reports that approximately 4,000 ransomware attacks occur daily, with a 300 percent increase in ransomware attacks since 2015. In health care, in a well-publicized attack in early 2016, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles paid $17,000 in Bitcoin to get back patient data and their multimillion dollar HIT system…
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