Los Angeles Valley College decided to pay US $28,000 ransom to get its encrypted data back. College president Erika Enrijonas explains how the attack disrupted computer activity and internet access, email and voicemail systems. Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and organisations are finding themselves with precious few options other than to reward the criminals who attacked them. Even police departments are reported to have given in to online criminals and paid cash to get their data back after being hit by ransomware.”]