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Thanatos Ransomware

Electronics & Technology

phb 8 March 2018 23:13 2

Thousands stung by Australia Post ransomware attacks Scams

It is very important to regularly back up. An IT security frIend also said…between backups if doing locally, the back up drive should be removed/isolated so that it does not appear as a drive on a computer should ransomware be inadvertently installed…otherwise the backup drive may also be encrypted rendering the backup worthless. It is also suggested that should a local backup drive be used, it is external allowing it to be physically disconnected between backups. Using an internal drive shoul…

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