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In Light of Recent Global Attacks, Protecting Systems against Ransomware Is Becoming Even More Important
Statement from Steve Murphy of VIPRE Security in:
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(MURPHY):
"SINCE MAY, WE'VE SEEN TWO MAJOR CYBERATTACKS DISRUPT HUNDREDS-OF-THOUSANDS OF SYSTEMS, WORLDWIDE.
THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A DAUNTING REMINDER, TO EVERYONE, THAT RANSOMWARE HAS BECOME
TODAY'S MOST-PERVASIVE AND -COSTLY CYBERTHREAT. AND, FOR GOOD REASON:
IT'S EFFECTIVE. PROPER DEFENSE REQUIRES THE MOST-ADVANCED
ENDPOINT-PROTECTION--USING CUTTING-EDGE MACHINE-LEARNING, AND REAL-TIME BEHAVIOR-ANALYSIS, TO PROTECT AGAINST EMERGING
THREATS--AS WELL AS ZERO-DAY ATTACKS AND OTHER MALWARE. PATCH-MANAGEMENT IS A CRITICAL
ELEMENT--HELPING TO ELIMINATE VULNERABILITIES THAT CYBERCRIMINALS ARE VERY ADEPT AT EXPLOITING.
THE MOST-RECENT ATTACKS SPREAD SO FAR AND WIDE BECAUSE THEY GOT INTO MACHINES THAT
HADN'T BEEN PROPERLY UPDATED OR PATCHED. FREE TOOLS AND BASIC ANTIVIRUS-PRODUCTS JUST
AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH, ANYMORE. VISIT 'VIPRE'-DOT-COM
[LIKE 'VIPER']--THAT’S 'V-I-P-R-E'-DOT-COM--TODAY."
