WannaCrypt is the main type of malicious software understood to be responsible for raiding companies and organisations across the world today, spread by a worm that exploits unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows machines. This is also believed to be the malware behind the disruption of networks at the NHS.
Around 54% of British businesses experienced ransomware attacks across 2016 and cyber-attack episodes have continued to hit the headlines throughout 2017, thus far.
Find out more about ransomware and how to prevent it, by reading this helpful infographic below, from Technology Services Group, a UK IT support business.