With the support of University leadership, CCS Information Security has crafted a position statement on ransomware. The threat of ransomware has become more pervasive over the past year and affected several higher education institutions.
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts your files. The criminals who infect your system with the software then demand you pay a ransom or fee to them before they will decrypt the files and give you access again.
The statement takes the position that a ransom should never be paid.
Read the full statement on ransomware and learn more about:
- why ransom shouldn’t be paid
- measures you can take to avoid ransomware infection, and
- how Information Security can help after a ransomware attack.
The Information Security team also has additional educational resources on ransomware and many other security-related topics.