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By now we all know a little or a lot about Cloud Computing, most of you are probably sick of hearing the word Cloud thrown about. The reality is that in the last few years Cloud Computing has become a necessity rather than something to think about. Companies across the world have migrated or are thinking about migrating their IT infrastructure to the Cloud in the near future.

With the holiday season approaching, it looks like hackers—and even their victims—are in the giving spirit.

So, you have a guest wireless network, or have you been considering rolling out one out for the first time? You’ve done the research, and you’re confident about your hardware choices, network management strategy and planned security measures. All the boxes are ticked, and you’ve covered all your bases. Or have you?

What are the main challenges faced by MSPs?

Not get observed by law enforcement agencies and their own malware researchers.

Though the infection phase is slightly different for each ransomware version, the key stages are the following:

Ransomware and any other advanced piece of financial or data stealing malware spreads by any available means.

We all know businesses are targeted by Ransomware, but why?

It may be difficult to imagine, but the first ransomware in history emerged in 1989 (that’s 27 years ago). It was called the AIDS Trojan, whose modus operandi seems crude nowadays. It spread via floppy disks and involved sending $189 to a post office box in Panama to pay the ransom.

The word Ransomware is everywhere, but what exactly does it mean?