A “lone hacker” calling themselves “Guccifer” has claimed ………-Do not be a victim

Published on: August 13th, 2016

The majority of Small businesses don’t feel they are in danger or can be a victim of a cybercrime. Ransomware is a malware that totally prevents users from gaining access to their computer system and data by locking some files or the computer screen until a ransom is paid. The number of ransomware attacks has Increaded last year. Companies, and especially small businesses are going to have to find new ways to improve cyber security.

Small businesses have a smaller budget, but need to recognize the big threat to their business. In the first half of the year of 2016, we see a tremendous  increase of Malware Proliferation, Ransomware Proliferation, Email Phishing Proliferation. These is about 450.000 new malware every day, that design to steal information from your computer. This includes spyware, pop-ups,keyloggers, Trojan horses, worms and viruses. Cybercrime improves their techniques by deceiving users includes Mobile devices. Cybercriminals use mailing which is loaded as spam messages and downloaded from remote server to be executed. Currently cybercriminals target anyone for cash ( Not only Big Companies).According to AntiVirus Business provider , the number of phishing email and antivirus email increased 4 times in the last year. The first thing to protect your system is to have a strategy. Quality patching and security updates from Microsoft and vendors such Adobe. This need to be Monitored and Managed from quality download and execution. Other protection is multi-layered protection. Defense  with multi layer software and script to keep all the threat out and clean. Multi engine business grade anti-virus and managed firewall. Content filtering software for your browser and email. To address malvertising, and phishing threat. Ransomware prevention script that eliminates cryptic malicious code to be executed. This need to be updated accordingly with the latest script, as the cybercriminal become more advance every few months by introducing a new Ransomware flavor. Crypted software detection. and quality good backup that is monitored, managed and tested is a must. The most important is education. Be aware!! DO NOT DOWNLOAD from any unrecognized email or outside from your domain.

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