Reading Time: 3 minutes Ransomware is pretty dreadful when it hits consumer PCs and smartphones. But ransomware is also frequently being used to target organizations and institutions around the world. WannaCry’s effect on the UK NHS public healthcare system last year highlighted how harmful ransomware can be when it hits hospital computers. This past February, I wrote about a…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Here we go again…it should come as no surprise to anyone who follows cybersecurity that another massive cyberattack has occurred, on a global scale. This time, the ransomware attack requested payments of $300 in Bitcoin currency – per computer – in order to preserve files that would otherwise be allegedly destroyed. Among those affected were…