Cybercrimes can cause significant financial harm. And just when companies think theyve considered all the ways to mitigate cyber exposure, savvy online criminals create new ways to hack into systems.
Weve all heard about corporate executives who have been kidnapped and held for ransom. But did you know that your computer files can be kidnapped and held for ransom too? The new and particularly devious threat, called CryptoLocker, takes the age-old concept of kidnapping into the cyber world.
Weve all heard about corporate executives who have been kidnapped and held for ransom. But did you know that your computer files can be kidnapped and held for ransom too? The new and particularly devious threat, called CryptoLocker, takes the age-old concept of kidnapping into the cyber world.
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