{"id":8989,"date":"2017-08-04T09:44:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T23:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2017-08-04T09:44:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T23:44:58","slug":"anti-ransomware-tips-it-may-not-be-a-real-attack-so-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/anti-ransomware-tips-it-may-not-be-a-real-attack-so-check","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Ransomware Tips: It May Not Be A Real Attack, So Check!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ransomware makers are cunning, exploitative, and deceptive.\u00a0<\/strong>And that’s exactly why, if a ransomware message pops up on your screen,\u00a0you should first take it with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n

One of the latest trends in 2017 is not to even infect your system with ransomware. Instead, cybercriminals will just tell you they’ve compromised your system, and a place for you to deposit the ransom money.<\/p>\n

And it’s worked. According to a recent Citrix Study<\/a> which polled 500 U.K businesses, 200 of these reported being “bluffed” by a cybercriminal, with nearly two out of three forking over a payment.<\/p>\n

The cost of each ransomware bluff was a whopping $16,000 at today’s exchange rate, with several victims playing double that amount\u2014$32,000\u2014to decrypt files that weren’t even encrypted in the first place!<\/p>\n

The study also concluded a worrying trend – one that\u00a0is profoundly altering the landscape of operating a business anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

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A Worrying Trend<\/h1>\n

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The study brought up something deeply concerning, according to Citrix.<\/strong> They said<\/a> there was “a worrying impression that organizations may be treating ransomware as a cost of doing business.”<\/p>\n

This is bad for many reasons. Firstly, it means businesses are expecting to incur higher unavoidable costs than they did a decade ago. Secondly, that this attitude means they’re highly likely to just fork over money to cybercriminals rather than fight back.<\/p>\n

And since the perpetrators know this, that’s why these fake ransomware-attacks have been so successful. With getting such substantial payouts and no consequences, there’s nothing to stop them continuing to perpetrate cyber-crime on the world’s business community.<\/p>\n

Ransomware attacks have also been a problem for public-sector organizations and NGOs as well. They have shut down hospitals<\/a>, emergency services<\/a>, and even city infrastructure<\/a> in order to get a payout.<\/p>\n

Are we moving towards an era where governments can be held for ransom\u2014fake or otherwise\u2014and just pay taxpayer money\u00a0as a matter of course?<\/p>\n

The Solution: Fight Back!<\/h1>\n

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Ransomware can be beaten.<\/strong> You don’t have to fork over $16,000 or more even if the infection is legitimate.<\/strong> All you need to do is to have a backup plan – a literal one.<\/p>\n

If you have an uninfected backup of your business data, you can clean your infected machines and then perform a full recovery. The simple fact is that your data can’t be held for ransom if you’ve got a safe duplicate of it.<\/p>\n

Make sure you’ve got backup software<\/a> installed and a\u00a0best practice backup strategy<\/a> in place. Don’t hand over your hard-earned money to criminals –\u00a0it’s the best way to break the cycle.<\/p>\n

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Got any anti-ransomware tips and tricks? Share them here!
\n<\/em>Leave your comment below, tweet\u00a0@BackupAssist<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0post to facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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