Ransomware is a type of malware that limits a user from accessing their computer or prevents them for accessing their personal data. Furthermore, this type of malware forces a user to pay a ransom through a specific online payment method in order to regain access to their computer or data. While ransomware can certainly be frightening, taking a diligent approach to prevention, such as educating yourself on how to detect suspicious websites and emails, can help avoid nasty and potentially expensive headaches caused by an infection.
The Importance of Security Awareness Training
The responsibility to safeguard information, whether professional or personal, falls upon the end-user. Security awareness training programs are meant to better prepare individuals to fulfill this responsibility. Investing time and money into implementing company-wide security-awareness training initiatives is one of the best ways to ensure that company employees will not make costly errors in regard to information security.
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It's official...I now have a graduate degree
2013. That was an interesting year for me. I started a new position in IT supervision/management. I started getting serious about my health and fitness. I decided to go back to school to earn a graduate degree. Wait. What? Why would a then 42-year-old man invest time and money to go back to school to obtain a piece of paper to just continue doing what I’ve already have been successful at doing for well over 17 years?