{"id":8483,"date":"2026-01-15T13:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/?page_id=8483"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:25:22","slug":"wat-is-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat is ransomware?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section section none none none\" style=\"padding-top: px; padding-bottom: px\">\n    <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"500\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Definition of ransomware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ransomware is malicious software that blocks access to systems or data and demands payment to restore it. It often spreads through phishing, compromised websites, or weak credentials. Beyond technical damage, ransomware disrupts operations, erodes trust, and puts organizations under extreme time pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section none none none\" style=\"padding-top: px; padding-bottom: px\">\n    <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"500\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-gedrag\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4958\">What is cybersecurity behavior?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecuritycultuur\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4956\">What is cybersecurity culture?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-leidership\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4954\">What is cybersecurity leadership?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-gamified-cybersecurity-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4976\">What is gamified cybersecurity learning?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-e-learning\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminology\/what-is-cybersecurity-e-learning\/\">What is cybersecurity e-learning?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-cybersecurity-entertainment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4972\">What is cybersecurity entertainment?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-zijn-deepfakes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4848\">What are deepfakes?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-phishing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4846\">What is phishing?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phantomslab.io\/nl\/cybersecurity-awareness\/terminologie\/wat-is-social-engineering\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4841\">What is social engineering?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Start with a definition. 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