Ransomware Threat Report from Unit 42, the threat intelligence team from the California-based cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.
Ransomware attacks on critical Canadian businesses ‘almost certain’ to continue: report There has been a surge in ransomware demands around the world over the last year and Palo Alto’s Unit 42 found the health-care sector was the “most targeted vertical” for ransomware.Ransomware is a type of cyber-attack that infects your device, holding your information hostage until you pay a fee.“I think it’s helpful to think of this type of attack not as a piece of malware, but really as a business model for the attackers,” explained Ryan Olson, the VP of Threat Intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks.“What.