2016 is shaping up to be the year of ransomware. Cyber-extortion’s latest entrant to the field is called KeRanger and I think it’s a game changer, simply by virtue of significantly broadening the potential victim base. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software that’s designed to take your data hostage so that attackers can extort you […]
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What is ransomware? Ransomware is malware that holds the victim’s files hostage by encrypting them. The malware then displays a note demanding ransom in exchange for a decryption key. Some ransomware, in an attempt to put a little fear into the user, will claim to be from the police, the FBI, or some other type of […]
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The New Year is about moving forward. It’s about making positive changes that will leave you in a better position that you ended the previous year. That should apply to IT as well. We should always be striving to improve our operations so, here are some IT New Year’s resolutions to consider… 1: System Updates […]
Read MoreImagine – you’re working on your computer and a popup shows on your screen. Not all that unusual, right? But this one claims that all of your files have been encrypted and the only way you can get the decryption key is to pay $300. What do you do? If you are like most people, […]
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