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Protect Your Business from Ransomware

What’s happening?

The FBI recently warned of potential ransomware attacks specifically directed at agriculture and timed to critical planting and harvesting seasons. This could disrupt your operations, cause financial loss, and negatively impact the food supply chain.

What is Ransomware?

Ransomware is malicious software accessed network via an email attachment or a website that encrypts files on a computer network without user knowledge– effectively locking that data. The only way to decrypt the data is usually paying a “ransom” to the criminals to release the data.

What should you do?

Cyber threat actors will continue to exploit network and system vulnerabilities within the food and agricultural sector. Implement the following to protect against ransomware attacks.

Click here to learn more: Protect Your Business from Ransomware