Episode 19: Dissecting the MGM Attack: What Business Owners Need to Know

The ransomware attack on MGM locked people out their hotel rooms, made it impossible to make a reservation, and shut down its gaming floor. For a period of time the business was dead in the water while the hackers demanded a ransom payment of millions of dollars. This that can't happen to smaller businesses that don't have that kind of money to pay hackers who lockdown their network? The truth is all businesses are vulnerable to ransomware attacks. In this episode of Stimulus Tech Talk, Stimulus Technologies CEO, Nathan Whittacre, breaks down the MGM hack, how it happened, and how businesses can protect themselves from similar attacks. Also read our article on the MGM attack here. Get the CEO's Digital Survival Guide