Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: Describe two (2) potential computer ethics issues associated with holding computers hostage. Propose two (2) methods that computer users could use to prevent this type of attack. Propose two (2) governmental legislations that could be enacted against this type of attack.

Contents

Introduction2

Potential Computer Ethics Issues2

Methods to Prevent Ransomware Attacks3

Proposed Governmental Legislations against Ransomware3

References:4

Introduction

Ransomware is becoming one of the biggest threats for the computer users in this era of computerization. Ransomware simply means taking hostage the personal computer of a user by blocking its access and then to demand a ransom to return the access back. This type of technique is new and is...