Ransomware Rises Up as Major Healthcare Data Security Threat
- Posted by Alexander Craddock
- On September 16, 2016
Ransomware, a form of digital extortion, involves lockdown of computers via malware or encryption of electronic files with a private key that only the attacker holds. Victims are left to pay the hacker to regain access, develop workarounds or isolate affected data/devices. The FBI reports an increase in incidents in which users infect their computers […]
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