Ransomware attacks dominated the headlines in 2021. As of September of last year, according to one report, there was a 148 percent surge in ransomware attacks as compared with the same period the previous year. And another industry watcher says 714 million attempted ransomware attacks will have been recorded once the stats roll in for the year. To get a complete picture of how we got here, and what to expect going forward, John reached out to Allan Liska, Intelligence Analyst for Recorded Future, better known as the Ransomware Sommelier.