Cyber-Security Is All Over the Headlines—Do You Have a Computer Consultant You Trust?

It’s all over the headlines: cyber-attacks are becoming more and more common.

Whether it’s election interference or ransomware attacks, it’s not all media fear-mongering—it really is getting worse.

 

And it’s not all big, headline-making attacks either. Every day, small businesses and municipalities are being targeted, too.

 

This means that cyber-security is a fast-growing industry. In fact, in just a couple years, the industry is on track to be worth around 250 billion dollars.

While that’s good for business, this increased demand

indicates the real threat of this growing problem.

Check out this article for more on this common cyber-attack!

Ransomware: A New Kind of Cyber-Attack

Ransomware is increasingly in the news, and you might even have been affected by it.

Ransomware is malicious software, often spread by a Trojan virus, which can block access to a user’s files. Simple ransomware attacks can sometimes be circumvented by a knowledgeable user, but sophisticated attacks will encrypt the user’s files. This renders their files completely inaccessible until the ransom is paid, often via cyptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which are difficult to track.

Unfortunately, this kind of cyber-attack is becoming very common.

Read more about it on our website!