In business losing your data can be very detrimental, so many businesses take some precautions to ensure this is not an issue for them.

Network firewalls and server-side spam filtering are great ways to protect your computers from malware and viruses. However, even the most sophisticated lines of protection can be infiltrated by ransomware and if this is the case you need good back-up systems in place to help you recover.

How does ransomware get in?

Usually ransomware attacks are aided by the computer users. Years ago, they’d come in the form of emails offering people things that were too good to be true, but these days they are a little more under the radar. Sending emails that many business people would receive in day, is a great way to disguise their ransom wear and the user innocently opens their email to find they have let in a whole lot of trouble.

You can put all the right precautions in place, but unfortunately your staff can be your weakest link. Training your staff what to look out for is a solid investment.

In the worst-case scenario, if you have the right back-up system in place you can essentially clean all your computers and start again with minimal disruption to your business.

Talk to A Tech in Need on the Gold Coast today and discuss how we can assist you with virus removal, virus protection and malware removal.