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Three simple steps to protect your networks & devices
against ransomware
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Ensure you are running the latest version of software and operating system available; and install
system and app updates on all devices as soon as they become available;
Make your that you have anti-virus or anti-malware software on all devices and keep it updated;
Create regular back-ups of your important files to a device (e.g external hard drive) that isn’t left
connected to your network – because any malware such as ransomware could spread to that, too.
Further excellent advice and technical guidance has been issued by the National Cyber Security
Centre and can be found here at :
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/ransomware-latest-ncsc-guidanceIf you have been affected by ransomware, please report it straight away via the cyber crime
reporting portal at Action Fraud:
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime