While cybersecurity has evolved by leaps and bounds over the past decades, so have the methods of cybercriminals the world over. In fact, some of the dangerous programs existing in cyberspace today baffle even the best IT professionals. One such program is ransomware.
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Ransomware is a type of malware that enters computer systems through email accounts. Like most harmful programs, ransomware presents itself as a harmless program that anyone can point and click on. A single click would cost a person around $500 dollars. Why? Because a single click can lock a computer and encrypt all the important files inside. The only way to open it up again is to pay the ransom, and receive the password.
Ransomware has earned the infamous reputation of being one of the very few programs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has given up on. During one it’s fiercest attacks, ransomware left all IT experts in shambles, including those from the FBI. In fact, the FBI simply suggest that victims of this malware should just pay the ransom.
With a computer program of this caliber on the internet, IT and cybersecurity experts caution people when opening emails. The main point being that the strategy should be prevention until someone somewhere finds a way to reverse the effects of ransomware once it’s affected a computer and its files.
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