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| | | How To Avoid Paying The High Price Of Ransomware—And How To Act Fast When You Are Hit | | Forbes | Ransomware, the IT equivalent of kidnapping, is a huge and growing problem. Ransomware attacks, in which bad actors encrypt organizations’ data to bring IT infrastructure and the associated operations to a standstill, are only becoming more widespread. Learn how you can avoid being targeted and what to do if you do get hit. | | How to Extend Your Windows 7 Security Updates Past January | | Lifehacker | Do people still use Windows 7? Absolutely. And if they cling to it past January 14 of this coming year, they’ll have to pay a fee to Microsoft to continue to receive security updates. Most people won’t (and can’t) do this, as Microsoft’s paid security updates are geared only toward businesses, but a clever little hack allows normal people to take advantage of this service—for free. |
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