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It’s a question more people are asking with each passing day:
How do I know if I am at risk for a ransomware attack?
Unfortunately, the fact that so many are posing this question reveals how unprepared many organizations are in the face of rising ransomware challenges. Ransomware attacks are getting bigger and bolder. There are those that are well known, like the Colonial Pipeline attack, and those that get less attention but are no less insidious, like the LockBit ransomware threat that hobbled Accenture. In each case, organizations likely thought they were well prepared for potential cyber attacks.
They were not. Nor were the numerous other organizations that fell victim to ransomware in 2020, resulting in losses of over $29.1 million.
Now, the question becomes, what’s going on here? And, what can you do about it?
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