Security News > 2022 > May > Detecting and Responding to a Ransomware Attack
2022-05-25 00:00
Ransomware attackers are motivated entirely by money, and they go after your high-value data.
If they gain control of it, through encryption or other means, they can force you to pay to get it back.
That is, unless you have the ability to detect these attacks and stop them in their tracks.
Here's how one common type of Ransomware exploit happens, and what can be done to stop it.
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