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How Do You Get Ransomware? 5 Main Sources in 2019

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It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Let’s take a phishing email that one of our colleagues got some time ago as an example to illustrate the most common signs: 1. It encrypts your files and displays a typical ransom note.

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Security Awareness Training across an SMB Organization

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This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly. Security awareness training can help to educate end users on the various ways attackers utilize to compromise end user systems.