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Ask any security professional whether or not a victim should pay the ransom, and the answer will almost assuredly be a loud no. Unfortunately, as covered briefly in Chapter 1. Introduction to Ransomware, in the wake of a ransomware incident, the answer can be more complicated and may depend on the amount of advanced planning the organization has done. Before diving any deeper into this topic, take a step back and remember what ransomware does.
The biggest online threat to businesses and consumers today is ransomware, a category of malware that can encrypt your computer files until you pay a ransom to unlock them. With this practical book, you’ll learn how easily ransomware infects your system and what steps you can take to stop the attack before it sets foot in the network.
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