Ransomware: MediaPro Security Awareness Animation (New)
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Remind employees of the dangers of ransomware with our free security awareness animation.
You know malware: lurking in the pages of unscrupulous websites, ready to spring an attack from a mysterious e-mail attachment. And while most malware is designed to steal information, there’s a new, even scarier, cyberattack out there: ransomware!
Ransomware encrypts files, holding a computer hostage by limiting or restricting access. After the system is kidnapped, the criminals demand ransom money in return for restoring the files.
Last year alone, 2,500 reported cases cost victims $24 million, and recent studies show that incidents of ransomware are on pace to quadruple. And recently some security watchdogs have seen over 4,000 ransomware attempts every day!
So how do the hackers pull it off? By exploiting the most vulnerable part of our organization: your organization's employees!
So what can your empoyees do? First and foremost, simply think before they click. Make sure they don’t click on website links or advertisements, or on e-mail attachments from unidentified or untrusted sources – EVER. Hackers will try to fool them with personalized phishing attempts, so remind them to be skeptical, and check with IT right away if they receive an e-mail that seems suspicious.
Did you know that many ransomware attacks try to trick employees into enabling macros in Microsoft Office documents? Remind your employees to never enable macros when viewing an attachment from someone you don’t trust.
Next, regularly back up critical data and disconnect external storage devices when not in use. This keeps critical data safe in the event that a ransomware attack takes hold of your computer or network. And finally, remember to keep your network's security and antivirus software up to date.
If your employees follow these safeguards – and report issues immediately should they occur – they'll be doing their part to protect your organization from ransomware.
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MediaPro’s reinforcement resources can be branded for your organization and deployed at any time as part of your security and/or privacy awareness program. Our mantra: Training + Reinforcement = Behavior Change.
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Contact us for details, or to schedule a demo of our award-winning Adaptive Awareness Framework.
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2016-11-03 04:01:54
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