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• More on Win10’s Ransomware protection

  Posted on February 8th, 2021 at 01:45 Fred Langa Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  More on Win10’s Ransomware protection

  By Fred Langa

  Many subscribers tried enabling this optional security enhancement, only to discover it can be hard to get going!

  There are at least five reasons why Ransomware protection — and other Win10 security features — might not be available on your PC.

  Here’s what they are, and what you can do about them.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.5.0 (2021-02-08).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList, Ransomware, security, Windows 10

• How small businesses are easy ransomware targets

  Posted on March 9th, 2020 at 01:15 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  

  ON SECURITY

  By Susan Bradley

  Yes, they really are out to get us. Recent trends in malicious attacks mean that small businesses need to be more vigilant than ever.

  As exploits rapidly evolve, we face the threat of falling behind in the battle to protect ourselves. On the latest front, simply keeping backups of our data isn’t enough.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.10.0 (2020-03-09).

  On Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Cyber insurance, Ransomware, scams, small business

• New cyber attack is a ransomware worm

  Posted on June 27th, 2017 at 15:00 Kirsty Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Details are still sketchy as to the nature of today’s cyber attack, but it is a ransomware worm from details currently available.

  However, what its actual nature of this threat is is still being discovered and debated, much like Wannacry’s was last month.

  The latest from @kaspersky researchers on #Petya: it’s actually #NotPetya pic.twitter.com/uTVBUul8Yt

  — Kaspersky Lab (@kaspersky) 27 June 2017

  @MrBrian posted about this on Code Red – security alerts – information and discussion topic page:
  Variant of Petya ransomware is spreading fast

  Windows Patches/Security Petya, Ransomware, Vulnerability

• ZDNet: Windows 10 S, the safest Windows yet, can be hacked

  Posted on June 24th, 2017 at 12:01 PKCano Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Microsoft says ‘no known ransomware’ runs on Windows 10 S — so we tried to hack it

  By Zack Whittaker | June 24, 2017

  We enlisted a leading security researcher to test if Microsoft’s newest, locked-down version of Windows 10 is protected against all “known” kinds of ransomware, as the company claims.

  Microsoft claims “no known ransomware” runs on Windows 10 S, its newest, security-focused operating system.

  The software giant announced the version of Windows earlier this year as the flagship student-focused operating system to ship with its newest Surface Laptop. Microsoft touted the operating system as being less susceptible to ransomware because of its locked-down configuration — to the point where you can’t run any apps outside the protective walled garden of its app store. In order to get an app approved, it has to go through rigorous testing to ensure its integrity. That’s one of several mitigations that helps to protect the operating system to known file-encrypting malware.

  We wanted to see if such a bold claim could hold up.

  Spoiler alert: It didn’t.

  Read the full article on zdnet.com

  Other Ransomware, Win 10 S security, Windows 10 S

• Anti-Ransomware Software Overview Update

  Posted on May 23rd, 2017 at 16:28 Kirsty Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Martin Brinkmann has updated the ghacks.net Security overview, to 23 May 2017.

  “There are two types of Anti-Ransomware software programs: those that protect the system in real-time against incoming threats, and those that disinfect the system after a successful ransomware attack.”

  As well as reviewing named programs that act to prevent ransomware, a handy table compares the various paid and free software options.

  Decryption is also discussed, should you have the misfortune to not prevent an infection.

  Martin’s advice is worth repeating here:

  “As far as prevention is concerned, there is more that users can do, for instance making sure they run up to date security software, do back ups of important data and keep the backups detached from the system, or use common sense.”

   
  Take a look at Martin’s full article here.

  Other decryption, ghacks, Ransomware