Ransomware & Malware

CYBERSECURITY THREATS 0
Ransomware &
Malware

CYBERSECURITY THREATS 1
Introduction
Ransomware is one of the common kinds of cyber security attack
which is a part of malware attack that targets the personal information of
consumers. Due to increment in the information technologies numbers of
users and companies are using internet-based servers which are associated
with the security threats. The aim of this essay is to examine the
ransomware cyber-security attack and evaluate their impacts on companies
and private details.
Ransomware attack
The term Ransomware refers to the malware attack that attacks on
the user’s networks and devices from the perspective of hacking. It is one of
the common and effective kinds of security risks which are increasing very
fast that encrypt the private details of consumers and organizations
(Malware Bytes, 2018). It is observed that ransomware attack is mainly
carried out with the help of a Trojan which is disguised as a legitimate file
that consumer is tricked into downloading when it comes as an email
attachment.
In which the hackers attack on the computer networks and servers
used by the companies and reduce their performance for obtaining the
private details of employees and users. After that hackers encrypt the
collected files and demand a ransom to restore back their personal files. A
recent study identified that ransomware malware attack can be spread from
one system to another which directly impact on the user’s data and
information (Masergy, 2019). In which the hackers produce a large number
of unwanted signals and transfer to the networks used by companies and
these fraud signals helps them for reducing the security of computer
systems used by employees.