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Prevention from "WannaCry Ransomware"

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Educational institutes data are the one needs more security. Here are some preventions to protect your data from WannaCry Ransomware. What is WannaCry ransomware? There are various types of malware that affect your computer, from those that steal your information & those that just delete everything on the particular device. Ransomware, as the name, prevents users to access their devices and data till a certain ransom is paid to its creator.  Ransomware locks computers encrypt the data on it and prohibit software and apps from running. WannaCry is ransomware, a growing category of powerful accused malware. Once it is activated on a machine, it encrypts the files on that machine so they are inaccessible. Then it directs the owner to pay a ransom in Bitcoin in exchange for liberating the files. Reference: Symantec Who was behind the attack and What was their motivation? It is not known yet. Though, it is generally accepted that the hackers used the ‘Eternal Blue H...