{"id":2443,"date":"2017-06-30T09:06:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2017-06-30T09:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T15:06:58","slug":"windows-10-to-get-built-in-protection-against-most-ransomware-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2443","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 to Get Built-in Protection Against Most Ransomware Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2017\/06\/windows10-controlled-folder-access-ransomware-protection.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows10-controlled-folder-access-ransomware-protection.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ransomware Ransomware Everywhere Not a Single Place to Hide!<\/p>\n<p>But, Microsoft has a simple solution to this problem to protect millions of its users against most ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Two massive ransomware attacks \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2017\/05\/how-to-wannacry-ransomware.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WannaCry<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2017\/06\/petya-ransomware-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petya<\/a>\u00a0(also known as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2017\/06\/petya-ransomware-wiper-malware.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NotPetya<\/a>) \u2014 in a month have caused chaos and disruption worldwide, forcing hospitals, ATMs, shipping companies, governments, airports and car companies to shut down their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Most ransomware in the market, including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2017\/06\/honda-wannacry-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WannaCry<\/a>\u00a0and NotPetya, are specifically designed to target computers running Windows operating system, which is why Microsoft has been blamed for not putting proper defensive measures in place to prevent such threats.<\/p>\n<p>But not now!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2017\/06\/windows10-controlled-folder-access-ransomware-protection.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2443\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2443\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware Ransomware Everywhere Not a Single Place to Hide! 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