Ransomware on Althorahttps://althora.com/tags/ransomware/Recent content in Ransomware on AlthoraHugoen-US© 2026 AlthoraMon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000What Ransomware Actually Is, and What It Does to a Small Officehttps://althora.com/blog/what-is-ransomware-small-business/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://althora.com/blog/what-is-ransomware-small-business/<p>Most people picture ransomware as a virus that scrambles your files and puts a note on the screen asking for money. That was accurate around 2015. It is now the least dangerous part of what happens, and the gap between that picture and the current reality is exactly where small offices get hurt.</p> <p>Here is the version worth carrying around.</p> <h2 id="what-it-actually-is">What it actually is</h2> <p>Ransomware is not really a piece of software. It is a business model, and the encryption is only the last step in it.</p>