Cybermonth : The ransomware in 4 questions

Cybermonth : The ransomware in 4 questions

#Financialservices, #Healthservices, #Publicservices, Non classé
Ransomware, what is it? The first ransomware dates back to 1989. While ransomware hit the headlines with the global computer disruptions of 2017 -Wannacry / NotPetya, it never happened with such frequency as we know it now in 2020. In France, ransomware processed by the National Agency for Information Systems Security - ANSSI recorded an increase of 51% between 2019 (69 cases) and 2020 (104 cases between January and September). In addition, certain sectors of activity are particularly affected: health, local authorities and services in the top # 3 most affected. A recently published report from the Digital Health Agency shows a significant increase of + 40% in ransomware attacks directed against healthcare establishments in France during the year 2019, it is recalled. This confirms the sector trend reported above.…
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