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Re: Ransomware
From: Paul Chauvet <chauvetp () NEWPALTZ EDU>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:24:32 -0500
We haven't had any cases about it, but were getting questions from faculty & staff about Cryptolocker due to recent media coverage. We sent a warning about it - but it focused on users keeping backups of their important data (and keeping external backup drives disconnected when not actually backing up) as well as the general 'don't open untrusted email applications'. There have been a number of attempts for this virus to come through email but all have been blocked (though by default all exe's including those contained within zip files are blocked here). Paul Chauvet Senior Linux Systems Administrator Chair, Information Security Oversight Committee Computer Services State University of New York at New Paltz Phone: (845) 257-3828 chauvetp () newpaltz edu ----- Original Message -----
Is anyone taking any particular steps to inform and communicate the risks or prevalence of Ransomware to your campus? Did you use this opportunity to caution them to be deligent in general or have provided them with specifics? Thanks Shahra
Current thread:
- Ransomware Shahra Meshkaty (Nov 13)
- Re: Ransomware Kevin Moll (Nov 14)
- Re: Ransomware Shamblin, Quinn (Nov 14)
- Re: Ransomware Roger A Safian (Nov 14)
- Re: Ransomware Weston, Brett (Nov 14)
- Re: Ransomware Paul Chauvet (Nov 14)