How remote work opened the floodgates to ransomware

With workers outside the “castle walls” of their companies, criminals have it easier – and cryptocurrency hasn’t helped, according to a report by The Guardian.

Ransomware crimes are nothing new. But last year the cases spiked 311%, with victims in the U.S. paying out nearly $350 million, according to the global security group the Institute for Security and Technology. 

Experts attribute the rise, in part, to workers at home and criminals having an easier access to devices and sensitive information. 

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