[hking12]

Ransomware hit almost a 1000 government agencies, healthcare providers, and educational services. At which, the cost of all these attacks was around $7.5 billion, in 2019. These attacks make it so that hospitals would be forced to send patients elsewhere. Some surgery procedures even had to be postponed because they did not have access to their technology.

https://www.technewsworld.com/story/86507.html

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[bgnatek27]

One of the most malicious forms of cyber attacks, Ransomware, is becoming a bigger problem in todays world. The ransomware has effected over 1000 government agencies, healthcare companies, and even educational businesses. The gross amount of wreckage caused is around 7.5 billion dollars. The attacks forced hospitals to move surgery patients, into a different location to further their surgery.

[dgetman0853]

It used to be that ransomware attacks were a small annoyance for everyday PC users. Now it is a major threat for large companies. There are even cyber gangs getting in on this. Since we are in the era we are in cyber crimes are now a common reality, especially for big companies. This is because the loads of information they have acquired and their poor security they use to protect it. The reason the security for this information is so poor is because its security is a afterthought. The solution is simple, we need to make sure the people who are protecting the information know how to properly do their jobs and people personally improve their security. Unfortunately this problem looks like it will become worse not better.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-ransomware-crisis-is-going-to-get-a-lot-worse/

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