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Protecting yourself from ransomware

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So you're working on an extremely important and detailed project. But then an important-looking e-mail comes in and you click on the link. Suddenly a software downloads itself onto your computer through that link. Your computer screen blacks out then you see a dialog box in the center announcing that you need to pay a ransom in order to unlock your computer and get your data back.  Dharmendra Rama Image Source: https://www.thesslstore.com/ Image Source: fiercehealthcare.com This scenario is what happens when you unwittingly download ransomware onto your computer. Behind the malicious program called ransomware that locks your computer and takes your data hostage are hackers who control things from afar. They can do this even if they're a continent away. Dharmendra Rama If you want to protect yourself and your work from this kind of sabotage, the first thing you need to do is to make sure you have cybersecurity software to detect, block, and clean malware