5 Ways to Protect Your Company Against Ransomware
5 Ways to Protect Your Company Against Ransomware Every day companies are hit with new and mutating ransomware attacks with exponentially increasing financial impacts. According to Forbes, the average cost to recover from a successful ransomware attack doubled from approximately $41,000 per incident to over $84,000. Traditionally, ransomware attacks involved sensitive data encrypted by actors and released […]
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Basics
About the Author: Anthony Ortega has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, configuration management, systems engineering, and project management. He is currently nearing completion of his doctor of management in information systems technology degree.
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