[Symantec] Ransomware: A Growing Menace

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Ransomware: A Growing Menace

We regularly access computers in order to help with all manner of our daily activities. Indeed, many of us have come to depend on them, storing important files and documents for work and leisure. Imagine a scenario where you find that you can no longer use your computer, or imagine you are coming up to an important deadline and find that you are denied access to that important document you were working on. Suppose that a solution is offered to restore access, but for a fee. Would you pay? Should you pay?

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