How remote work opened the floodgates to ransomware

With workers outside the castle walls' of their companies, criminals have it easier - and cryptocurrency hasn't helped

Ransomware has roared into the headlines in recent weeks after criminal hacking networks, tentatively linked to Russia, launched attacks on the major US meat packing plant JBS and the nation's largest fuel pipeline.

Joe Biden and his administration are scrambling to address the growing threat, pressing Vladimir Putin in a highly anticipated meeting on Wednesday to take action against the rise of ransomware attacks. Biden said he gave Putin a list of 16 areas - mostly in critical infrastructure - that are off limits" for cyber-attacks.