Act now to protect yourself against future attacks

With ransomware attacks coming thick and fast, get proactive about protecting yourself

The WannaCry ransomware attack in May was followed by the Petya attack last week. This attack affected the Ukrainian government and large corporates such as Maersk and Merck. In India, it affected the operations of terminals at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), operated by Maersk. According to Kaspersky Lab, the rate of ransomware attacks on businesses grew from one every 120 seconds in January 2016 to one every 40 seconds by October last year. The rate of attack on individuals' computers rose from one every 20 seconds to one every 10 seconds over this period. Today, it has become imperative