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Malware Warning

Posted by Stephanie Rogers on June 13, 2016 in News

Faculty and staff are encouraged to maintain frequent backups, and if possible, multiple backups of any data or files they feel tha they cannot do without. Ěý

The U of Calgary was recently hit with a “ransomware attack” and according to CBC had to pay $20,000 to get their files unlocked.

One of the best backup procedures would be to use a portable hard drive as often as possible and backup older files that you can’t do without but do not use every day -Ěý to DVDs.

When using a portable HDD, do not leave it plugged into a PC because if a ransomeware virus hits, it will infect every drive that it sees including cloud based drives that are open.

If anyone needs help, give Craig, Tim or Fred a call at 893-6154.

Sincerely,
ITS

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