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# Inside Ransomware: How it's become the most profitable malware type in history.

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Ransomware has evolved. It now spreads on its own inside a network, from machine to machine, encrypting files and compromising hosts. With an estimated global cost of cyberattacks sitting at $400 billion per year, and ransomware being expected to remain at the forefront of these attacks, it’s important to know how ransomware works, who it targets, and how to protect your business with a multi-layered defense.

Take a look inside ransomware with our partners at [Cisco Security](https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/home.x):

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For more information on how you can defend your data from ransomware, check out this [ebook](https://info.ineteng.com/cisco-ransomware-defense-for-dummies) from our partners at Cisco.

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