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Thankfully, it appears that the Colonial Pipeline ransomware
attack is behind us and the panic over gas lines and hoarding can
subside. But after an episode like this, it is helpful to take
stock and search for what we can learn.
To start, everyone has now heard of ransomware, but to give a
bit fuller background, this kind of malicious software is delivered
into an information system such as a computer or a
database and then renders all of the information
inaccessible. Backups can sometimes help restore functionality,