Beazley, a specialty insurer with whom many NAPLIA clients have cyber insurance policies has written this high quality overview of ransomware. We share it with you below and encourage you to call us with any questions.
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that restricts access to an infected machine, typically via systematically encrypting files on the system’s hard drive, and then demands payment of a ransom, usually in a crypto-currency (e.g., Bitcoin), in exchange for the key to decrypt the data.
Read the whitepaper for:
- Examples of notable randomware software
- Tips to prevent a ransomware infection
- Tips on responding to a ransomware infection
- Paying the ransomware: yes or no?
