4 Ways to Protect Against the Very Real Threat of Ransomware | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
RANSOMWARE IS A multi-million-dollar crime operation that strikes everyone from hospitals to police departments to online casinos.

It’s such a profitable scheme that experts say traditional cyberthieves are abandoning their old ways of making money—stealing credit card numbers and bank account credentials—in favor of ransomware.