Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted. Negotiating with cyber-criminals in this manner is discouraged by governments and industry, but that hasn’t stopped some high-profile firms – including JBS Foods and Colonial Pipeline – paying up in order to get their systems working again. Some 82% of British firms which have been victims of ransomware attacks paid the hackers in order to get back their data. What is the long term solution to ransomware attacks ?

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