Security News > 2018 > April > Microsoft Office 365 Gets Built-in Ransomware Protection and Enhanced Security Features
2018-04-06 14:51
Ransomware has been around for a few years, but it has become an albatross around everyone's neck, targeting big businesses, hospitals, financial institutions and individuals worldwide and extorting millions of dollars. Last year, we saw some major ransomware outbreaks, including WannaCry and NotPetya, which wreaked havoc across the world, hitting hundreds of thousands of computers and
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