Ransomware revisited: As attacks worsen, tried-and-true defenses falter

Beef? Beef?!

It’s come to this: a ransomware attack has come between me and my Wendy’s quarter pounder! As much as I’d like to say that there’s nothing to this problem for my favorite fast food lunch, I can’t. A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processor, JBS, forced nine US beef plants to close their doors on June 1.

It’s not a laughing matter. If major companies such as JBS and Colonial pipeline can get hammered by ransomware, there’s nothing stopping a low-life hacker from using Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) to take your business out.

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