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How to stop ransomware
Chances are, you are going to get attacked by ransom-ware within the next year. You can reduce the effect it has on your business :
- Reduce the chance of malware encrypting all your files by :
- Blocking malware at the firewall
- Keep anti-malware software on desktops up-to-date
- Ensure you can restore your data (quickly) if it gets encrypted :
- Take frequent backups – Daily, Weekly or even hourly if necessary
- Ensure the backup files can’t be reached by malware (easily overlooked)
- Be able to restore to multiple points over the last hours, days, weeks and months
- Check your backups worked!
- Educate your staff not to click on suspicious links in email or whilst web browsing
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