Case Study

Log into the myCSU Student Portal, and navigate to the Criminal Justice database within the CSU Online Library in order to access the resource below:

Glassberg, J. (2015). The ransomware threat. Law Enforcement Technology, 42(9), 33-35.

Then, write a case study that answers the following questions:

• What was the problem? What were the effects of the problem?
• What is the profile of the hacker?
• What can be done to protect against the threat?
• What should be done if a computer is infected with ransomware?
• What type(s) of cybercrime was/were involved in this article? Does the identified offender fit the characteristics for this type of cybercrime?

Your assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages, and you should use APA formatting. In addition, any references used should be properly cited.