The year of ransomware…
…is how 2016 has been widely described in the cyber security media.
There has been numerous UK incidents targeting academia, Government departments, industry, CNI sectors and individual users. Using ransomware as an attack technique has become popular because it is easy to carry out and can be financially lucrative.
Ransomware can infect a system via unpatched software vulnerabilities or duping unsuspecting users into installing the ransomware…
Link: Weekly Threat Report 13th January 2017
Source: NCSC Reports
