You’ve read about it in the news. Big companies and government agencies getting hacked with ransomware and being down for days, and having to pay exorbitant ransom in order to get their data back. Don’t let is happen to you.
I’m going to let you in a little secret. The best way to protect yourself from ransomware is…. With backups! I know it sounds simple, but stick with me here. It’s more complicated than it sounds.
Yes – you should have business class antivirus software.
Yes – you should have a business class firewall.
Yes – you should have a maintenance and monitoring plan in place to keep all of your systems up to date with security patches.
Yes – you should be training your users to be cautious and not just click on attachments and links in random emails.
Yes – you should have strong passwords and multi-factor authentication enabled.
All of that stuff is important, but none of it is foolproof. Antivirus and firewalls can only protect you from known threats. Same with system updates. It’s critically important to keep your systems patched and up to date with the latest security updates, but even so new threats are discovered each and every day.
Even with all of your precautions it’s possible that some hacker/scammer somewhere will trick someone into clicking on something and then… Bam! You’re infected.
It would absolutely be better to not get infected in the first place, but there are no guarantees, so your last line of defense are good backups and a disaster recovery plan.
Read more about protecting your data with backups here.
Get Protection with an Ann Arbor Computer Service
Network Services Group provides comprehensive computer service in Ann Arbor, including backups and disaster recovery. To discuss a protection plan, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here.
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