👂 Today’s Quick Thought: Protecting your marketing & business from ransomware

Ransomware is getting worse.

Paul Myers wrote a great article about that over at

• talkbiz.com/tbn/Ransomware.html

and it provides a fascinating glimpse into some pretty scary stuff indeed…

He also provides ways to safeguard yourself as well.

It’s been in the news as well:

• www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zimbra-ransomware-written-in-python-targets-zimbra-mail-store/
• www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/crypto-ransomware-officially-eclipses-screen-blocker-ransomware/d/d-id/1326022
• fedscoop.com/cio-va-faced-quickly-corrected-ransomware-attack

Ways to prevent it as much as possible can be found at

• www.malwarebytes.com/articles/how-to-beat-ransomware-prevent-dont-react/

www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/22-ransomware-prevention-tips/

In any event, make sure you’re aware of these dangers online….

… and that your data is protected as much as possible.

Enjoy!