Ransomware is hardly a new threat, but its far from being obsolete. From 2016 to 2017, ransomware attacks increased more than 90 percent. Yet, despite the ever-increasing risk, we still encounter hospitals, local governments, public safety organizations and private companies that lack the proper defenses against this costly and increasingly prevalent attack. Federal agencies’ diligent approach to job jurisdiction and administrative access has helped to fortify their networks against the threat of a wide-spread ransomware crisis. They stay purposefully tightfisted with credentials, making exceptions only in very rare cases.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3273578/preventing-ransomware-attacks-the-right-way.html