To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 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,