{"id":33107,"date":"2020-02-03T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=33107"},"modified":"2020-02-03T03:29:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T08:29:00","slug":"do-you-need-anti-ransomware-software-for-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/03\/do-you-need-anti-ransomware-software-for-your-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need Anti-Ransomware Software for Your PC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By DAVE JOHNSON<\/a>\u00a0– Unlike other types of malware, you can\u2019t just clean up ransomware<\/strong> and go on with your day. A run-of-the-mill virus won\u2019t destroy all your data and backups. That\u2019s why ransomware<\/strong> is a hazard you need to prepare for in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you weren\u2019t running ransomware<\/strong> protection,\u201d said\u00a0Adam Kujawa, director of\u00a0Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>. \u201cIf you haven\u2019t secured your backups in advance, then you really are out of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sure,\u00a0a ransomware<\/strong> attack<\/a>\u00a0can be bad, but not all hazards carry the same level of risk. For example, a killer asteroid strike is a known hazard. Should we spend trillions of dollars building a defense against a threat that only occurs once every 100 million years? Not necessarily, because the risk of actual impact is pretty low.\u00a0 So, when it comes to ransomware<\/strong>, you have to consider what your level of risk is for permanent data loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of your risk assessment is considering how prepared you are for an attack. There are\u00a0several things you can do<\/a>\u00a0to make your data relatively safe. Because ransomware<\/strong> can and will encrypt any files it finds\u00a0on your PC or a connected network, choose a backup solution that doesn\u2019t make your files easily accessible. Read On:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n