The City of Oakland remains tight-lipped about the scope and severity of a ransomware attack that has carried into its ninth day.
Cybercriminals are holding the city's data hostage, demanding money from the city in exchange for unlocking the data.
The City of Oakland has been under ransomware siege for the last two weeks. The City Administrator issued a proclamation of local emergency which allows the city to buy or rent anything, including equipment and materials as well as the activation of emergency workers, needed to deal with the emergency.
Most, if not all government agencies, private organizations, and businesses use dozens or hundreds of SaaS applications. Instead of buying and installing it on their computers, they subscribe to SaaS applications and use them online."There is no backup and recovery for your personal data or your company data on SaaS," said entrepreneur Simon Taylor.
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