
Refer to the Security Tip Using Caution with Email Attachments for more information on safely handling email attachments Use caution when opening email attachments.Do not follow unsolicited web links in email messages or submit any information to webpages in links.US-CERT recommends users and administrators take the following preventative measures to protect their computer networks from a CryptoLocker infection: If you are concerned about the file security use Truecrypt in combination with one of the products above. Packrat option on dropbox - saves all deleted files. Immediate (within minutes) file backup to the cloud and other computers (spouse, children, Aunt Sally from Paducah)Īvailability of files on tablets and phonesĮmail notification of new devices attached/linked.If you can do the following without a service and by yourself - then go for it. I strongly recommend Dropbox or COPY - from Barracuda. Ask yourself if your home caught fire or burglary - how recent would the backup be? Other people show me a memory stick that was used to backup files but hadn't been used in 6 months and wonder why the disk that sounds like marbles banging around can't retrieve their precious photos.



Every couple of weeks, I get asked about recovery of lost files by people who never ever ever made a backup. Most people cannot effectively backup their files and safely store them offsite.
