How Ransomware Could Impact Your Small Business

Ransomware is affecting many businesses and it could affect yours. Have you ever heard of GandCrab, Ryuk, BitPaymer, SamSam, Matrix? These are all different forms of ransomware. It’s a type of computer virus that has wreaked havoc on businesses and organizations, both big and small, around the world. And is not going away anytime soon. It is likely that your business has bumped into this problem, and if not, you probably will. There are plenty of other types of viruses and malware that can affect your business, but ransomware is particularly concerning because, well, it’s a money maker for the entrepreneurial computer hacker. I mean, just recently a Georgia County paid more than $400,000 to get rid of a ransomware virus. Listen to the full episode here.