{"id":173,"date":"2017-05-15T07:23:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T13:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcmdx.net\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2017-05-15T07:23:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T13:23:36","slug":"worldwide-cyberattack-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcmdx.net\/blog\/2017\/05\/15\/worldwide-cyberattack-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldwide Cyberattack – What you need to know to protect yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now you have probably seen reports of a ransomware attack that is taking place worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although major corporations and government agencies are being hit, small business and residential users are subject to being attacked as well.<\/p>\n

In this post we won’t go into the technical details of what happens if you’re hit (except the results), we’re going to focus on how to prevent becoming a victim.<\/p>\n

You will know if you’re affected because you will lose access to all of your data files (documents, photos, e-mail, etc.) and you’ll see a message indicating that you have a certain period of time to send a “ransom” (hence, ransomware) which is usually in the range of $250-$1,000, in the form of Bitcoin to an e-mail address.<\/p>\n

If you’re hit and you have a backup of your files (many of our clients are now using cloud backup as well as a local backup – if you do NOT have this installed, go to http:\/\/www.idrive.com , sign up for the 1 Year Plan and use the Code PCMDX<\/strong>)\u00a0turn off your computer and contact us<\/a>. \u00a0We will schedule a time to come our and re-image your computer. \u00a0There is no other recovery option available.<\/p>\n

If you’re hit and you do not have a backup of your files, contact us for further options. \u00a0The last thing we want to do is to pay the ransom, however, depending on how important your documents are we will explore all options.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to prevent THIS attack:<\/p>\n