Not only is ransomware the top cybersecurity story in 2021, but new twists, turns and countermeasures keep coming. Here are the latest headlines and what news you need. Despite the growing number of reported incidents, I continue to believe that the problem may actually be worse than we are reading about in the media. Why? Because many ransomware attacks continue to go unreported for a variety of reasons and because the (surging number of) people responding to these attacks continue to struggle to keep up with demand for help. Add in the fact that ransomware premiums are rising fast while coverage scope shrinks. Some are even saying that ransomware should not be covered by cyber insurance.
