The HSE hack shows how bad things can get when an organisation is infected with ransomware.  Much of its operations are frozen. Its staff are frantically trying to find a solution. Blame is getting passed around. And all of this is happening in the open, for everyone to see.  What is ransomware? It’s used by hackers to get into companies’ computer networks. The hackers usually encrypt the company’s data, making the network unusable, until a ransom is paid. Security breaches are inevitable, regardless of what protections an organisation has in place. That is why companies need to plan for the…

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