{"id":6143,"date":"2018-02-07T21:44:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T10:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2018-03-04T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T03:57:39","slug":"do-you-know-about-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/do-you-know-about-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know About Ransomware?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ransomware-11-696x418.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ransomware-11-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ransomware-11-696x418-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ransomware-11-696x418-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ransomware-11-696x418-92x55.jpg 92w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Ransomware is malicious software that can lock you out of your computer and files, holding your previous data for a ransom that when paid, will usually not result in file recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years Ransomware has become a real threat in Australia, however according to a recent survey by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acronis.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acronis<\/a> only 7.4 percent of Australians say they heard about last year\u2019s attacks with 42.5 percent either not sure how to protect their data against Ransomware or choosing to ignore it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What sort of damage did Ransomware cause last year?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WannaCry attack in 2017 cost companies roughly $10 million in ransom, according to cyber risk modeling firm Cyence. The firm also estimates the cost of cyberbusiness<br \/>\ndisruptions to the global economy is as high as $8 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FedEx reported an estimated $300 million loss in its first quarter earnings report, attributing the loss mostly to a computer virus (NotPetya) that impacted the company\u2019s operations<br \/>\nacross Europe in July.<\/span><\/span><\/span>If your internet security software doesn\u2019t protect against Ransomware, switch to a product that does (Like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Trend Micro<\/a> Internet Security)&#8230;or download the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acronis.com\/en-au\/personal\/free-data-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acronis Ransomware protection<\/a> tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware is malicious software that can lock you out of your computer and files, holding your previous data for a ransom that when paid, will usually not result in file recovery. 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