Malicious cyberattacks increased exponentially in 2021. A record number of almost 850,000 complaints related to cybersecurity were recorded by Americans last year resulting in close to U.S. $7 billion lost, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Among the types of cybercrimes reported to the FBI, ransomware is on the rise and becoming more sophisticated in recent years while remote work and schooling are more prevalent. For those unaware, ransomware is a malicious software (malware) that makes a computer unusable while a cyber criminal holds data hostage until they are paid. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)... Read more →