Nowadays, most organizations keep their important data and documents as computer files.<\/p>\n
However, because they are often full of personal and banking data, corporate IT systems and databases can be a goldmine for cyber criminals.<\/p>\n
In fact, in recent years, they have taken hostage contractors who have not made cyber security a priority. They have especially done so by using CryptoLocker, malicious ransomware software.<\/p>\n
Here is more information on CryptoLockers and why you should strengthen the cyber security of your corporate data.<\/p>\n
CryptoLockers are computer threats that have become much more common in recent years. They are malicious software such as Trojan horses that infect a computer and then look for files to encrypt. This includes everything on hard disks and all media connected to the computer, such as USB sticks or any shared network drive. CryptoLockers can even access online backup files in a cloud.<\/p>\n
Once an IT system is infected, files are locked using a technique called asymmetric encryption. This method relies on two computer keys, one public and one private. Hackers encrypt data using the public key, but they can only decrypt it using the unique private key they hold.<\/p>\n
The CryptoLocker virus will display warning screens indicating that your data will be destroyed if you do not pay a ransom to obtain the private key, hence the name \u201cransomware.”<\/p>\n
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