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Be ready whenever
ransomware
targets you.
START HERE
Block risky file types.
Administrators can contain
or stop the spread of an
attack by blocking problem file types
from syncing. Syncplicity file type
exclusion policy gives you the ability
to pre-emptively block known crypto
document types like .scry, .locky and
.crypt filename extensions. You can
also block files containing potentially
malicious executables such as .vbs,
.scr, and .exe.
Think twice about
email attachments.
Ransomware often
enters a system via email when a
user unknowingly opens an infected
attachment. One way to reduce
your organization's risk is to train
employees to use Syncplicity to share
links to files rather than opening
documents directly from their email
clients. The Syncplicity Outlook Add-
In automatically transforms email
attachments to links. Or users can
simply paste a Syncplicity shared link
into the body of an email message.
Establish a recovery plan.
The restoration process
after a ransomware attack
can be time-consuming and costly,
significantly impacting business.
Attackers are counting on you to pay
the ransom in order to get business
moving again. So you'll need to protect
the most critical component of your
remediation strategy: recovery of the
locked files. With Syncplicity retention
policies and Multi-Folder Sync, users
and administrators can restore
files to prior unlocked versions
and restore deleted files using the
Syncplicity interface.
Be vigilant over time.
Bad actors looking to
take your files hostage
do so because there's a huge payoff.
Unfortunately, it will likely be some
time before the current wave of
ransomware attacks subsides.
Stay vigilant. By following industry
guidelines and smart ransomware
prevention and recovery strategies
over the long haul, you can avoid being
the next victim in the headlines.
Stay informed. Knowledge
is power. Fortunately, there's
a lot of it out there, even as
it pertains to ransomware prevention
and recovery.
Here are links to a few resources that
will help you learn more about protecting
your organization's files:
• File Type Exclusion Policy
• Silently Mapping Syncplicity Folders
• Deleted File Retention Policy
• File Version Retention Policy
• File Version Recovery
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