Ransomware is commonly delivered via weaponized Microsoft Office documents or PDFs that are sent through email. According to ransomware statistics from 2019, organizations lost more than $7.5 billion due to ransomware attacks. Legitimate applications can also be exploited to bypass layered defenses and gain an organizational foothold from a single compromised host. Despite promising advancements in malware detection, steady improvements in secure email gateways and an increase in user awareness training, malicious email attachments are still making it past all defenses, leading to data breach, loss, and even destruction.”]

