Tag: ransomware attacks

When Cyberattacks Force Organizations to Use Paper Computers revolutionized the way we do business, to the point that reliance on computers is almost total for many organizations. This almost total reliance on computers, however, makes many organizations vulnerable to cyberattacks, such as ransomware attacks. The recent ransomware attack on the City Hall of Del Rio, Texashighlights the downside of the digital age. The City Hall of Del Rio succumbed to a ransomware attack resulting in the “transactions at City Hall … being done manually with paper”, the City of Del Rio said in a statement. The City of Del Rio said that its City Hall was attacked by a ransomware last January 10, which prompted the city’s IT department in disabling the city’s servers, the shutting off of the internet…