eMazzanti Technologies | Technology Newsletter | Hoboken, NJ – New York, NY | July 2016

eMazzanti Technologies CEO, Carl Mazzanti discusses nature and persistence of ransomware threat on blogtalkradio broadcast

Hoboken, New Jersey ­- (Cision) June 24, 2016  —  A NYC area IT security expert and eMazzanti Technologies CEO, Carl Mazzanti, discussed the topic of the ransomware threat on a June 15, 2016 blogtalkradio business program sponsored by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, calling ransomware the number one growing security threat.

In the interview, Mazzanti discussed the nature and persistence of the ransomware threat. How infections occur and methods to prevent them, including education and IT security tools, were explained in response to questions asked by program host, Bruce Hurwitz. Anyone interested in the topic canlisten to the recorded program online.

“Ransomware is the #1 growing IT security threat because people are making money,” stated Mazzanti. “It’s a business run by criminals who hold data hostage for money. They are smart enough to get some percentage of people to open a ransomware trigger.”

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