Cyber Security Question

I need 4-5 Pages of cretical thinking that talking about:
Given the current state of malware, please discuss how Ransomware is rising to the top of the malware chain. Research the recent outbreaks of ransomware and discuss how this could threaten organizations, personal systems, etc. and disclose methods of ingress into systems as well as methods of countering the threat.
I need it as APA v7 , and have at least 4 references.