Ransomware targets smaller businesses, security CEO warns

July 15, 2013

Trending cyber attacks such as ransomware may be typically overlooked by small and midsize businesses, but the CEO of security firm Lumension warns that they are actually in the line of fire. Pat Clawson Around the world, ransomware has been proved to be effective in midsized business environments and below, mainly due to the lack of tools available to deal with the attack, said Pat Clawson, chairman and CEO of Lumension, which is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Most corporations have the means to deal with that outright from a technology and people perspective," he said. "However, if it is a ten person business environment, it is going to cost them a lot of money to get the issue resolved." Clawson admits that it is not uncommon for these smaller businesses to even consider paying the ransom with the hope all of the stolen data returns. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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