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With ransomware on everyone's mind these days, Del shares insights from the [recent report published by Unit 42](http://go.paloaltonetworks.com/ransomware2016) and instructs ICS owners and operators on how they can prepare their organizations to defend critical systems against ransomware. As Del writes, "It is in every ICS owner's and operator's best interest to act now to prepare their organization from this rising threat. Education is the first step..." Read [Del's full article](http://www.elp.com/Electric-Light-Power-Newsletter/articles/2016/06/holding-the-hmi-hostage-the-growing-threat-of-ransomware.html) in Electric Light \& Power, and check out an infographic below. 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