[GH85Carrera]

Question for the IT pros.

The news is full of reports of all sorts of companies getting their systems hacked, and locked with ransom ware. Are the hackers just so smart and devious that they can get through the firewalls, passwords, and other protections and take over or is it some idiot employee opening an email attachment or downloading a software application?

Just how do the hackers get in and take over?

I am just curious. My computer is just a really nice setup running Win 10 Pro. Yea, I have a firewall, and I would never open any attachment if I don't know the sender.

I do run antivirus software, and my router is just a few months old, and the firmware up to date. I am way too small to attract the bad guys, but I am amazed that large corporations are getting hacked and locked out of their systems. And it keeps happening. HOW?