Cryptolocker Q&A: Menace of the Year

In the last quarter of 2014 we have seen cybercriminals reorganize around a new type of extortion: Cryptolocker. This threat is pervasive and preys on a victim's biggest fear: losing their valuable data. Unlike previous Ransomware that locked operating systems and left data files alone and usually recoverable, Cryptolocker makes extortion of victims more effective because there is no way to retrieve locked files without the attacker's private key.

Here is a BLOG which outlines the Cryptolocker and Symantec’s protection against this malware: