IDG Contributor Network: MongoDB ransomware attacks and lessons learned

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There are very few New Year's resolutions that carry more weight than deciding to pay more attention to system security. If you've been noticing the recent news regarding MongoDB databases being held for ransom, you may also be wondering how we're going to collectively get beyond this kind of problem.

Learning that tens of thousands of MongoDB database have been compromised and held hostage by ransomware is both startling and worrisome. Recent posts have highlighted the scale of the problem:

Ransomware groups have deleted over 10,000 MongoDB databases

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