Will we never get rid of ransomware?

Although the last year has fortunately not seen the emergence of a major, global ransomware virus-like WannaCry in 2017, several major companies have fallen victim to different variants. The big question is what to expect in the future.

There is probably no one who has not heard or read (even if they have been lucky or sensible enough to avoid encountering it) about what it is like to have one’s computer files encrypted and only promised to unlock them for ransom. Egregor, Doppelpaymer, Ryuk – today’s most aggressive ransomware types and distribution teams. Now we want to find out whether there is any chance of these ransomware viruses disappearing from our lives in the near future.

The short answer is unfortunately not, and in the longer answer, we will try to outline the reasons for this, point by point.

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How to expose phishing

Phishing

We visit dozens or even hundreds of websites every day. As long as they are all the same familiar sites, and there is no illegal downloading or adult content, we can feel pretty safe. It’s a different story if we sometimes click on links in incoming mail, like to dive into the depths of the net, jumping from one site to another based on links, or if some of our friends like to bombard us with interesting links. In the latter cases, we should be aware of the most important characteristics of fraudulent sites – but we can also benefit from knowing them.

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