Velocity Technology Partners Blog

Most IT companies try to sell you software by scaring you half to death. I prefer a different approach: straight talk. You don't need a doom and gloom script to understand that the stakes for your business have never been higher.

Imagine the terror of arriving at the office only to find every screen glowing with the same cryptic message: "Your files are encrypted." If you’re like most business owners, this kind of situation could set you back weeks, and that’s not to mention the financial setback and permanent data loss that could occur as a result of such a ransomware attack. What your business needs is resilience, the kind that only immutable backups can offer.

In 2017, ransomware became a huge threat for businesses, so when discussing how nefarious actors will be leveraging new ransomware streams in 2018, you have to do so with some urgency. Today we will provide some information on ransomware, the current trends, and some trends you have to be very mindful of going forward.