
As time proceeded, ransomware increased exponentially and slowly its variations came to light in a different form of attacks. A ransomware attack is when a person is targeted with ransomware through any computer with the aid of a link in an email. The conventional ransomware consists of a sophisticated effort such as a pre-planned or built infrastructure that is being used as a means to distribute advanced development techniques. It should be noted that offline encryption steps are also becoming popular as ransomware is taking advantage of system loopholes such as Microsoft’s CryptoAPI. A report by Trustwave defines how ransomware has injected into everyone’s lives like a disease and has affected infrastructures globally. The image above is from the recent report that shows the widespread use of ransomware. For businesses, holding steady is a real challenge because the attack has become advanced and sophisticated; challenging to predict and challenging to....