{"id":1072,"date":"2017-05-18T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoolz.com\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2017-05-18T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T15:37:24","slug":"6-things-you-can-do-to-protect-against-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zoolz.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/18\/6-things-you-can-do-to-protect-against-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things You Can Do To Protect Against Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past week, there has been one thing that has dominated news across the world \u2013 ransomware. The WannaCry attack on May 12<\/span>th<\/span> infected over 75,000 users in over 99 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you may already know, all Zoolz<\/a> products are protected against ransomware. But, hot on the heels of our <\/span>previous blog<\/span><\/a>, the Zoolz team have put together a number of best practices to enhance your data security.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Complete Updates<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Make sure you complete operating <\/script>and software updates as soon as possible. We advise to install the latest high priority updates because they contain patches for security vulnerabilities, which should be installed as soon as they\u2019re made available. To streamline this process, we encourage you to enable automatic updates.<\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Don\u2019t Click From Unconfirmed Sources<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Do not disable the User Account Control (UAC) on your machine. As a rule of thumb, don\u2019t click on email attachments or links from people you don\u2019t know. Email is a popular medium for phishing attacks that distribute ransomware or other malware via infected attachments or links to malicious websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Keep Backups Of Your Files<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        At our core, Zoolz is a backup service. It\u2019s recommended to backup files frequently.\u00a0As st<\/script>andard, our technology offers automatic backup to support this. There is the extra added feature of allowing you to set daily backup schedules at specific times of the day.<\/p>\n

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        1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Set Access Rights And Permissions<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          As a Zoolz customer, you already have a service that can allow you to set access rights <\/script>and permissions. Additionally, there are some rules prebuilt as a Group Policy Object (GPO) on their Windows machine. Your can do the following:<\/p>\n