What is Ransomware? Protect Data from Ransomware

Let’s discuss Protecting Data from Ransomware. What is Ransomware? It’s a malware attack that encrypts the specified files in your computer and mapped drives! How is Ransomware getting spread?

The most common way is via mail attachment. When you open the ransomware attachment from your mail, specific file types in your network drives and the local computer will be encrypted. What is the impact of Ransomware? You won’t be able to access the encrypted files.

Protect Data from Ransomware. What is Ransomware? Think about this from an enterprise perspective—most of our machines have access to at least a couple of network drives/file shares, and these file shares are mapped to your machine.

All those files (with specific file types) will get encrypted, and to decrypt those files, you need to pay ransom money to hackers!! These kinds of attacks are increasing day by day! Protect Data from Ransomware What is Ransomware?

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Webinar?

Altaro is organizing a Webinar to explain ransomware, how to prevent it from happening on your Hyper-V file servers, and the methods for recovering impacted Hyper-V hosts (file servers) from Ransomware.

• And real-world infections and resolutions (and failures!).
• The free webinar is scheduled for 23rd Aug 2016, 2 PM CEST / 1 PM BST (RoW) OR 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT (US).
• “Beating Ransomware – Real Stories & Best Practices” from here, Protect Data from

Resources

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Author

Anoop C Nair is Workplace Technology solution architect with 25+ years of experience in global enterprise organizations such as JP Morgan, Capgemini, etc. He is Microsoft Certified Trainer. Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 11 years! He also conducts Intune and modern workplace tech training for enterprise organizations. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Founder of HTMD Community and HTMD Conference. His focus is on Device Management technologies such as Intune, Windows, Cloud PC, He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security.

Anoop C Nair is Workplace Technology solution architect with 25+ years of experience in global enterprise organizations such as JP Morgan, Capgemini, etc. He is Microsoft Certified Trainer. Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 11 years! He also conducts Intune and modern workplace tech training for enterprise organizations. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Founder of HTMD Community and HTMD Conference. His focus is on Device Management technologies such as Intune, Windows, Cloud PC. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security.