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Digital Habits During Pandemic Have Lasting Impact

Security Boulevard

With stay-at-home orders that lasted for months on end—and some countries currently instituting another wave of lockdowns—most people resorted to consuming services and ordering goods online, encompassing everything from groceries to telemedicine and shifting work models.

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Ransomware world in 2021: who, how and why

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While they do not represent a rift in what companies need to be able to defend against, their very existence creates an additional risk for victims. These numbers should not be misinterpreted: while it is true that random individuals are less likely to encounter ransomware than they used to, the risk for companies has never been higher.