Ransomware Remediation and Prevention

Ransomware is a form of extortionware that encrypts files in order to prevent victims from accessing their systems and data. In many cases, encrypted files can only be recovered by purchasing a decryption key from the ransomware threat actor. If the victim doesn’t respond promptly enough to the ransom demand, the attacker may increase the ransom amount or delete the decryption key entirely, making the files virtually impossible to retrieve.