Ransomware 2016 – How valuable is your data?
Wikipedia sets the inception of the first form of ransomware back to 1989 and with the evolution of technology ransomware has become one of the most dangerous forms of malware that has wrecked havoc on individual and business data alike. Although incidents have been reported as early as 1986, the latest versions of ransomware or cryptolocker as it is popularly known although there are different versions with different names are far more sophisticated. They not only infect the local machine but also infect removable devices and devices connected on the network. Are you or your organization prepared for this threat?