Ransomware is a type of malware that can target your computer or organizational network and subsequently lock you out of either your data or your computer network, or potentially both. Ransomware will often try to spread itself across the network and infect as many PCs, file services, and database services as possible. The information in the system of the victim will be converted to an unknown form by the attacker in this category of attack. The attacker will ask for a ransom amount from the victim to bring the content to its original form. Law enforcement agencies across the world discourage people from paying ransom demands as it only continues to fuel the appetite of criminals involved in these activities. There are, however, several steps that you can take to prepare for such events. In this blog, we have explored how to mitigate Ransomware attacks using Microsoft Azure tools.

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