Ransomware five years ago in the area of cyber crime may only play a small role, but now it is one of the most expensive troubled IT system problems. Texas has become the latest state to suffer ransomware attacks, the state's 20 local government agencies affected.
2017, during Hurricane Harvey, Texas State Operations Center in Austin, Texas DPS headquarters emergency response personnel. Trey Shaar / KUT
Earlier, Florida and Maryland, network and other national institutions suffered losses ransomware attack and tens of millions of dollars. This week, Texas became the victims of extortion software attacks. According to the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), said more than 20 local government agencies affected by the coordination ransomware attacks. DIR said the security operations center and network response team Texas Military Department and the Texas A & M University System is deploying resources for the most severely affected jurisdictions.
It is unclear how officials intend to deal with, not to mention the serious extent of the damage. Nevertheless, the attack may stimulate some action. In many cases, the attacker uses the old blackmail software vulnerability (sometimes using tools NSA) or do not understand the danger of phishing attacks staff. It is this time emphasized the importance of modern government networks and educational staff first ransomware prevents infected systems.
Source: