ATTACKING RANSOMWARE: PREPARE, DETECT, MITIGATE Three steps to avoiding the threats that hold your data hostage While other types of cyber threats continue to keep security professionals on edge, ransomware attacks are now in the spotlight. According to the FBI, there were an average of 4,000 ransomware attacks per day in 2016, representing a 300 percent increase from 2015. 1 The FBI expects ransomware payments for 2016 to hit $1 billion. 2 The WannaCry ransomware threat that struck in May, 2017 is a prime example of how hackers are multiplying efforts and sharpening their skills. In malware attacks like WannaCry, cybercriminals gain access to systems, encrypt critical data and hold the encryption key and data hostage, demanding payment that will unlock it and enable the vic

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