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TRENDING STORY
Increased Ransomware Attacks
Prompt Organizations to Make
‘Zero Trust’ their Buzzword!
Ransomware, a malicious software (also referred to as malware), threatens
to block access to or publish your organizational data, usually through
encryption, unless your company (the victim) chooses to pay the ransom
amount/fee to the attackers.
criminal and money-making
strategy, ransomware is installed
A via deceptive links such as an Sophos
instant message, website, or email and offers layered IT
has the potential of locking computer security for defending
screens or encrypting files and important against the latest
data using a password. ransomware. Sophos not only
provides best protection at
But what makes a ransomware attack every point, but also provides
worse is that in the absence of any threat intelligence sharing SuNIl Sharma
payment, your data is gone forever! between all these security Managing Director-
That’s how severe a ransomware points with synchronized Sales (India &
attack can be, and it is precisely why your security SAARC), Sophos
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