Data-Tech Connect

Abstract

At a recent industry conference, representatives of a clinical trial site disclosed to a panel of expert mentors that their site had been attacked by ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a computer’s data, rendering it useless. The ransomware sender offers the decryption key for a price. This column looks at how ransomware attacks happen, what sites can do to prevent attacks, and what to do if you are attacked (or think you are being attacked).