counting the days until the dream of getting away can become
a reality, all I can say is this. Yes, becoming cyber secure can be
a pain. Do it anyway. Trust me, the headache that comes with
being proactive is going to be far less than the one that comes
with being a hacker’s next victim. Want proof? Look at the
impact of the global WannaCry ransomware attack and the far
deadlier GoldenEye wiper malware attack that occurred shortly
thereafter. (And for those of you unfamiliar with the term
wiper malware, a wiper seeks to permanently destroy data. The
attackers don’t give a hoot about playing the ransom game.) If
these two global attacks don’t underscore that it’s only a matter
of time, I don’t know what else I can say to try and convince you
to take action other than this: Once disaster strikes, call your
IT support and see if there’s a way to pick up the pieces. Just
be sure to sit down before placing that call, because you’re not
going to like what you’re about to hear.
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