Things will never be the same again after the global ransomware attack last Friday, 12 May 2017. Businesses and individuals are still shell-shocked at what damage that cyber threats can do. Just what is WannaCry? WannaCry uses an exploit known as EternalBlue that was developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), which used it to …
Ransomware: WannaCry Just like giving candy to a child to elicit good behavior from them, ransomware is no different. They start off by enticing you, and then they reel you in once you take the bait (in this case, a phishing email; or that USB that you have “found” just lying around) and then they lock …
MSP: Business Continuity Now you must be wondering what the difference is between the 3 terms that we have used so far? 1. Backups; 2. Disaster Recovery; and 3. Business Continuity. Let us string it together for you to make sense of how they work together. Backups are data created as duplicates, one in your …
