{"id":3122,"date":"2017-01-31T19:08:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T00:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2017-02-04T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T16:07:56","slug":"ransomware-is-about-to-get-a-lot-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/2017\/01\/31\/ransomware-is-about-to-get-a-lot-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware is about to get a lot worse&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;by holding your operating system hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware has become the most common form of malware over the past few years. \u00a0Typically ransomware encrypts your key files and the attacker demands payment, however it is expected that variants will begin to emerge that are designed to modify the infected computer&#8217;s Master Boot Record. \u00a0This will cause the system to boot to a lock screen demanding payment before the attacker will decrypt files and restore access to the main operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple layers of defense are required to counter ransomware. \u00a0Strong network controls and access controls are very important, however user awareness and training is just as critical to prevent social engineering that allows an attacker to deliver the malware. \u00a0Finally, always backup your data AND your operating system. \u00a0In many cases, if you detect the ransomware in a timely manner, you can wipe the OS and restore from backup.<\/p>\n<p>Be safe!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-is-about-to-get-a-lot-worse-by-holding-your-operating-system-hostage\/\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;by holding your operating system hostage. Ransomware has become the most common form of malware over the past few years. \u00a0Typically ransomware encrypts your key files and the attacker demands payment, however it is expected that variants will begin to emerge that are designed to modify the infected computer&#8217;s Master Boot Record. \u00a0This will cause [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11274,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[714826],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-week-02-its-role-the-control-environment","7":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8j0Bl-Om","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3124,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3122\/revisions\/3124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5212sec001sp2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}