Ransomware defense is often an uncomfortable subject where enterprises must face some hard truths and new responsibilities. Nevertheless, it’s becoming increasingly necessary. 

According to the FBI, there were an average of 4,000 ransomware attacks per day in 2016. This represents a 300% increase from 2015. Unfortunately, when we consider data breaches, we are usually talking about how organizations are prepared and will act during a breach, not whether a breach will occur. We see and hear about ransomware at an increased rate, most recently the Wannacry attack. Wannacry infected hundreds of thousands of computers in over 150 countries, from individuals to large organizations.

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https://www.mha-it.com/2017/06/ransomware-defense/