[OPLINTECH] Libraries and ransomware

[Chad Neeper]

The article mentions user training, using strong passwords, and ensuring
that security patches are kept up to date. But an important recovery tool
for if (when) you are hit with ransomware is your backups. If you have no
backups of your data, then you typically have little recourse but to either
pay the ransom or forever lose access to your data. However, if your
backups are current, you have a third, usually cheaper recovery option.

Vigilant users, strong passwords and current security patches are all
important, but there is no guarantee against ransomware or other attacks.
Ransomware is just one more reason why you should keep a reliable backup
strategy in place.

Chad


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On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Laura Solomon via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> *From this week's OPLIN 4Cast:*
>
> "Two separate news items about hacking intrusions have caused me to lose
> sleep this week. The attacks weren’t against public libraries, but both are
> against organizations that are enough like public libraries to signal that
> it’s increasingly likely that one of us will fall victim (as libraries in St.
> Louis
> <https://threatpost.com/st-louis-public-library-recovers-from-ransomware-attack/123297/>
>  and Spartanburg
> <https://www.scmagazine.com/spartanburg-sc-library-system-hit-with-ransomware-attack/article/740721/>
>  already have). "
>
> *Read the rest of "Ransomware is a real threat to libraries"
> at https://4cast.oplin.org/?p=6883 <https://4cast.oplin.org/?p=6883>*
> --
> *Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS*
> *Library Services Manager,* Ohio Public Library Information Network
> (OPLIN)
> (614) 752-0792 (voice) | (614) 728-5256 (fax)
> laura at oplin.ohio.gov | https://oplin.ohio.gov
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