SecurityThe threat posed by ransomware
How badly is the German economy affected by cyberattacks using ransomware? What makes companies vulnerable and how do they react to ransomware attacks? The Alliance for Cyber Security examined this in a public survey.
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... users do notice the attack, as ransomware is not usually stealthy. It announces itself via a pop-up window. But why is ransomware still so dangerous? It leads to a whole series of questions: Which users are infected? Which files have been encrypted? When exactly did the attack begin? "The fact that many employees not only have to deal with confidential data, but ...