Ransomware is now one of the fastest growing classes of malicious software, says Kaspersky Lab’s Fedor Sinitsyn. Security managers should put a plan in place to defend corporate data against ransomware attacks. Law enforcement agencies have been targeting networks and their operators, but don’t expect crackdowns to eliminate the threat. By the time any ransomware is detected, an infected PC may already have played host to malware designed to steal financial details, launch distributed denial-of-service attacks or relay spam.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-7-defensive-strategies-a-7162