During the last year, 22% of businesses were forced to pause operations due to ransomware, often for days or weeks at a time.

But this comes as no surprise.

In just the few days it took to produce this podcast, a hospital system in Louisiana (serving 270,000 patients), the Guardian media company, and the Intrado telecoms firm were all hit by crushing ransomware attacks. While this might feel like business as usual, it is often catastrophic for those impacted.