The world is going through the probable danger of ransomware hitting all parts of the globe and that has put all the online security professionals on their toes to find out new ways to protect data from this malicious hacking attempt.
Ransomware is the new kind of hacking that took place for the first time in 1989. It a form of programming code that embeds itself in your system, or email or in your mobile phones restricting or completely halting your access to the system. In return, a ransom amount is demanded to let your system go.
A not so old study from the antivirus vendor Bitdefender published in 2015 suggested that “half of the population struck by ransomware were willing to pay up to $500 to recover their data.”
The problem is only getting worse. With the recent incline in the ratio of ransomware attacks in different parts of the globe, online businesses and users are in a state of emergency to find alternatives that could effectively protect their data from theft.
Everyone is looking for probable solutions to stop the potential threat of the new menace. Branex has stepped in and created this infographic for its clients and prospects to get abreast with what ransomware is and how could they protect them from the probable data theft.