Ransomware

Ransomware poses an increasingly sophisticated threat to organizations around the world. Fortinet surveyed 569 cybersecurity leaders and executives and found that over 80% of them are extremely concerned about this threat.

Despite being one of the main cyber threats, defending against Ransomware attacks is possible, knowing how they work and the methods they use to spread.

Ransomware attacks, which are among the most widespread cyber attacks, with thousands of victims and increasingly sophisticated developments to generate millionaire business, date back over thirty years ago, when cryptography found unexpected uses.

According to a recent and interesting report from the Cybereason company, ransomware has evolved and structured into a real millionaire business.

Attacks by cybercriminals follow a new strategy that sees Linux operating systems become the prime target for hacking computer networks.

Again a hacker attack, again a ransomware that has taken computer systems hostage. Victim of mercenary hackers an important company based in Milan: San Carlo.
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