by compit | Nov 7, 2016 | Archived Articles
It may be difficult to imagine, but the first ransomware in history emerged in 1989 (that’s 27 years ago). It was called the AIDS Trojan, whose modus operandi seems crude nowadays. It spread via floppy disks and involved sending $189 to a post office box in Panama to...
by compit | Nov 7, 2016 | Archived Articles
There are two types of ransomware in circulation: 1) Encrypting ransomware, which incorporates advanced encryption algorithms. It’s designed to block system files and demand payment to provide the victim with the key that can decrypt the blocked content....
by compit | Nov 3, 2016 | Archived Articles
Microsoft have announced that starting from the 1st of January 2017, prices are set to increase by as much as 22%, due to the decreasing value of the pound. Quote from Microsoft; ‘Effective January 1, 2017, we will be increasing British pound pricing to harmonise...
by compit | Oct 20, 2016 | Archived Articles
91% of IT Providers report recent ransomware attacks against small businesses. 40% report 6+ attacks in early 2016. 31% report multiple ransomware attacks in a single day. 1 in 4 UK businesses has been a victim of ransomware. 93% reported attacks even with anti-virus...
by compit | Oct 19, 2016 | Archived Articles
Just imagine… You come into the office early to start work, you go to open your files and oh dear! The file you are trying to access is encrypted, you don’t know how but you can’t access your data. You ask a colleague to try the same file, they can’t open it either,...
by compit | Oct 18, 2016 | Archived Articles
Autotask Community Live conference Unlike a lot of the blogs you’ll read here at Complete I.T. this blog isn’t about a new technology that may directly enhance your business, or about how we do what we do, but what it is about, underpins both of those critical...
