Protect QuickBooks WannaCry Ransomware

How to Save QuickBooks Data from Ransomware

As an accounting software for many different companies, QuickBooks also can get its data for a particular company where the software is running, gets the WannaCry Ransomware attack, and the Malware might affect the data and files for which the Ransom needs to be paid by the owner or the customer. This can be avoided by many steps before anything happens.

Precautions to Safeguard your QuickBooks against Ransomware:

• Saving Data In Cloud: If QuickBooks access is limited only to the desktop, the virus or any other malware can affect the data, ending up with data loss. But as there is an option of running all kinds of system software on a cloud server, which helps customers run their business and companies to have their data files backed up, also keep a sequence of data and peace of mind for having their QuickBooks working on cloud server where everything is in control and safe.
• Enhanced Security: QuickBooks software offers predefined security parameters, but when it comes to Ransomware kind of virus or malware, security doesn’t work, but there are some parameters to follow by which the network security is maintained, and the issues happening when Ransomware attack is happening gives a message to keep the system secure.

Targeted Organizations for Ransomware:

Various Hospitals around the world is targeted by Ransomware and many of the hospitals has their data and files for their patients and their reports which are being saved in the systems and without the payment of Ransom the issue cannot be resolved and the technical computers department of the hospitals gets effected by this malware and suffers with the payment of Ransom.

Banks all across the globe are also affected by Ransomware, as the account information of the customers of different banks gets hacked, and then the Ransom needs to be paid by the Banks.

Conclusion

As the saying goes, “Precaution is always better than cure”, it’s wise to adapt the security parameters suggested for data security. Follow all the protective measures that can fight against the sophisticated attacks from Ransomware. Ensure having appropriate backups to restore the crucial data, scrutinize links in emails, enable automated patches for the operating system, etc.

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