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“You should never pay the ransom. This will only reinforce this type of attack,” explains Cyrus. “According to most security intelligence reports, criminal enterprises are already making large profits from ransomware.”Instead of paying the ransom, security professionals and system administrators should remove the infected system from a network in order to prevent the infection from spreading. They can then attempt to identify which strain of ransomware has infected their systems, at which point they can determine how best to remove the malware from the infected unit. Cyrus also recommends creating a copy of the ransomware for future analysis, as it may be needed to decrypt affected files. In today’s evolving threat landscape, new variants of ransomware are constantly emerging. One recent example is a new crypto ransomware discovered by Symantec that incorporates elements of the popular television show Breaking Bad into its ransom message and infection processes. To learn more about how you can protect your computer against ransomware, please click .