Ransomware attacks on rise, cybersecurity expert weighs in
HGTC Cybersecurity Program
By Kate Merriman | May 13, 2021 at 10:08 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 10:08 AM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Cybersecurity experts are weighing in on ransomware cyber attacks, saying they are more common than people realize.
Stanton Greenawalt, a cybersecurity professor at Horry Georgetown Technical College, said these types of attacks usually target larger industries like the pipeline, hospitals or schools, but they can happen to anyone at any time.
Greenawalt said it’s crucial for people to be careful of what they’re downloading to your devices, noting that hackers are on individuals’ systems for a while, months even before someone realizes.