Wow. These past few weeks have been, um, interesting to put it mildly. Back in May, WannaCry infected organizations in more than 150 countries, and just this week Petya hit and essentially brought the Ukraine to its knees. It’s been a wild ride, and one worth looking at in a bit more detail.
What are WannaCry and Petya?
The short answer is they are a form of “ransomware”, a type of malware that takes control of your computer, encrypts all the data so you don’t have access, and then demands a payment in Bitcoin to get a key to unlock it.
Lack of employee knowledge results in a high cost to the business
Tags: Safety awareness