Hackers hit one of the most relied-on platforms in American education right in the middle of finals week. The real lesson isn’t about students. It’s about what happens when one vendor your business depends on gets breached. Here’s what actually happened, in plain English, and 7 steps every owner should take this week. What Happened […]
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The first recorded ransomware attack occurred in 1989. An AIDS researcher named Joseph Popp mailed floppy disks around the world to attendees of the World Health Organization’s AIDS conference. A few days after the floppy disk was inserted, the malware it installed locked the computer and demanded a $189 payment to a PO box in […]