Forbes, June 23, 2021
Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing forms of cybercrime. It begins when ransomware criminals gain access to a company’s network and, like a virus, spread their malware, infecting all the company’s computers. From there, the malware encrypts all the company’s data, making the information unreadable, shutting down the business until a ransom is paid, often in the millions of dollars.