{"id":384,"date":"2021-01-17T15:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:14:53","slug":"avoiding-real-disaster-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/avoiding-real-disaster-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Real Disaster for your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"384\" class=\"elementor elementor-384\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8e1b11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8e1b11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edbcb6c\" data-id=\"edbcb6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209bacc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209bacc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The moment that you realize that you clicked the wrong link.<\/p><p>When that newish employee sheepishly comes into your office because he can\u2019t log into his computer anymore.<\/p><p>That time between your desktop showing nothing but gibberish and when you get the data ransom demand.<\/p><p>The sophistication and sheer volume of malware, phishing and hacking attempts made every minute, even to small and medium sized businesses here in the Tampa Bay area, make it almost a certainty that your data will be attacked.<\/p><p>And you simply cannot control when and how your systems will be attacked, or those sinking feelings when what\u2019s described above happens in <em>your<\/em> office.<\/p><p>What you CAN control is what happens next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9527f2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9527f2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-156a5d4\" data-id=\"156a5d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a59471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a59471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Breach Aftermath  <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5175c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5175c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of 2 things will happen after you receive that ransomware demand \u2013 and if you\u2019re very lucky you WILL get a demand for money, and not just be at the whim of some destroyer that simply wants you cause harm:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a220a71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a220a71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf4db5\" data-id=\"ebf4db5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc93b41 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc93b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 You send everyone home and start scrambling to buy bitcoins to bribe your way back to doing business. Count the losses and live with the embarrassment while you do that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7f77e\" data-id=\"bf7f77e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f625734 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f625734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2 <strong>You call us, Verified Technologies<\/strong>. (Or your current high quality outsourced IT company) Not because you find us online and think we can help after the fact. Because for the most part, no one can.<\/p><p><em>But because you have a disaster recovery plan in place. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b982f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b982f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If you\u2019ve chosen option 2, you\u2019ll be back in business within a few hours.<\/strong> Blissfully unaware of the ins and outs of cryptocurrency and the wait to find out if the hackers will actually free your data once they\u2019re paid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b15e91b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b15e91b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8655daf\" data-id=\"8655daf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17e7a64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17e7a64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80a4b62\" data-id=\"80a4b62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b07415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b07415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Threat to your Data<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d38ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d38ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019 Ransomware attacks cost companies <strong>$7.5 BILLION<\/strong> dollars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b411c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b411c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And Q3 of 2020 ransomware payments were <strong>up 468%<\/strong> vs the same quarter last year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b08e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b08e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Dato Global, the average cost of downtime is 24 times more expensive than the ransom paid.<\/p><p>So not only are small companies being attacked more and paying more \u2013 it STILL makes more financial sense to pay than to fight. Unless of course, you have that Disaster Recovery plan already in place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b74d97b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b74d97b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9c6064\" data-id=\"d9c6064\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408547b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408547b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Ransomware?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39a818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c39a818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts a company or individual\u2019s files.<\/p><p>It can attack an individual desktop and then jump onto the company network and encrypt the company\u2019s entire dataset. Imagine coming into the office one morning and finding all the following completely inaccessible:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13a7f90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13a7f90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39a8402\" data-id=\"39a8402\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9cd3c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3c9cd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Accounting systems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inventory records<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 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elementor-element-53ea02f\" data-id=\"53ea02f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14baa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14baa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once this data is also completely unusable the owner will usually be contacted with an offer:<\/p><p><em>Pay this fairly low amount of money in untraceable cryptocurrency and you will be sent a decryption key that will return your data to you.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Or ignore the payment request and try and rebuild everything from scratch.<\/em><\/p><p>That\u2019s why Verified Technologies helps you implement procedures and policies to minimize risk, and backup systems that guarantee a business-preserving short downtime.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56eea33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56eea33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57b4a35\" data-id=\"57b4a35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2729524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2729524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-2-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-2-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-2-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-2-1536x674.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-718ea0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"718ea0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59194a7\" data-id=\"59194a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b758b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71b758b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does Ransomware get on My Network?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2a16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f2a16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most common way this happens is basic phishing.<\/p><p>Hackers aren\u2019t usually targeting you specifically but create and send mass emails with a reasonable link or download file attached to thousands of companies.<\/p><p>You\u2019ve probably seen them:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5272928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5272928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThis invoice is overdue. Click here to download\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cHere\u2019s the purchase order you were expecting, click here to process order\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cYou\u2019re qualified to receive ______\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-650bdbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"650bdbf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e261574\" data-id=\"e261574\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27189ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27189ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here\u2019s an example of one of the more obvious phishing attempts:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c264849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c264849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/qualified.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/qualified.png 766w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/qualified-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110d65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"110d65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course \u2013 any and all of the links in this example will lead you to the opportunity to unknowingly install malware onto your system!<\/p><p>Luckily, if you educate your employees well enough these kinds of obvious attempts are fairly simple to avoid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa2d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fa2d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-3.png 857w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-3-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-3-768x643.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef687e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fef687e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-2.png 875w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-2-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verifiedtechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pfish-2-768x641.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ece0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ece0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But then comes Social Engineering<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6093d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb6093d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A more advanced way to get your employees to download ransomware is by making the emails look more legitimate through <strong>\u201cspoofing\u201d.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Spoofing<\/strong> is when the hacker creates a \u201cfrom\u201d email and signature that you would normally expect to receive and inherently trust.<\/p><p>For example, one Verified Technologies client company had their CEO&#8217;s email address spoofed.<\/p><p>In a straight phishing attempt the hacker might simply send an email saying:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb160e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb160e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cPlease read this [link]\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>Respectfully,<\/em><\/p><p><em>Your Actual Boss<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c295454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c295454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a more developed attack, you may get an <strong>email from hr@ yourcompany.com<\/strong> asking you to confirm your login and password. Or your social security number and address.<\/p><p>These attacks are much more specific and smart. They\u2019ll come from a familiar-looking email address, and often from someone in a position of authority.<\/p><p>An email from your boss, the business owner, or your HR department is much more likely to be opened and then responded to quickly \u2013 without much thought as to its legitimacy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63b0cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63b0cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0ec2cc\" data-id=\"c0ec2cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6545f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6545f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Prevent Data Disaster<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b6a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b6a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Think about all of your employees.<\/p><p>How busy they are.<\/p><p>How many emails they get each day.\u00a0<\/p><p>The truth is that there\u2019s no way to prevent your staff, and then your company, from falling victim to attacks with 100% certainty.<\/p><p>Good policies and procedures. Strong passwords. 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