{"id":984,"date":"2022-07-24T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apex-risk.com\/?p=984"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:45:24","slug":"ransomware-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apex-risk.com\/ransomware-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-prevent-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware: What is it and How do You Prevent it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Years ago, cybersecurity attackers used ransomware to swindle companies out of a couple of hundred dollars in losses. Today, attackers demand upward of hundreds of thousands of dollars during a cyber breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of higher demands, a cybersecurity breach can be detrimental to a small business. In fact, according to the National Cyber Security Alliance,<\/a> 60% of small businesses that are targets of a cyberattack close within six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s discuss ransomware: what is it and how can you prevent it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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