![]() In February 2016, some computers at a Los Angeles hospital were infected by ransomware and the hospital decided the most expedient way to resolve the issue was to pay the $17,000 ransom. Ransomware has been around for over 25 years, but it has proliferated in the past few years. Ransomware has received a lot of coverage in the mainstream press over the past few years including on the evening news as well as magazine and newspaper stories. However, if you have a backup then you could erase your Mac and restore from your backup, rather than pay the ransom. Ransomware tries to encrypt all of the files on your Mac and then literally requires you to pay a ransom to regain access to your own computer and data. Another reminder of the need to be vigilant occurred this past weekend when the first ransomware targeting Macs was discovered. (Malware is a portmanteau of malicious soft ware.) Your best protection against malware is to have a good backup system in place and to be cautious about what files you download and install onto your Mac. Over the past few years the amount of malware that targets Mac users has proliferated. The days of Mac users blithely using their computers and not worrying about security issues are gone.
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