There were several threats that came up in 2016 that organizations werent prepared for. Ransomware is the obvious front runner to the list. Technical support scams are all types of volume business. Security professionals should have been prepared for these threats, Symantec Security Response director Kevin Haley said. The best way to avoid this threat is to write the client to the back ups and use only access to the client’s back ups, not allowing the clients to jump from access to access to back ups.”]
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