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What Is Ransomware? A Primer for IT Professionals

Summary by Backup Central
The question sounds almost too basic for 2026: what is ransomware? Yet tens of thousands of people search for this term every single month. And here’s the truth—even seasoned IT professionals need to revisit this topic because ransomware attacks have changed dramatically over the past few years. This blog post summarizes the main points of my latest podcast episode. If you’d like, you can listen to it or watch it at https://www.backupwrapup.com…
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Backup Central broke the news in on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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