Cryptolocker! What is it, and How to protect against it...

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For us mere mortals a virus is one of the most frustrating and debilitating things that can happen to our computers, while for most IT professionals they're nothing more than just a minor annoyance.  In the past few weeks however a new threat has come to light that has even the most seasoned of IT pro's quaking in their boots and in this weeks ITech Insights we're going to tell you all about it, some steps you can take to avoid getting it, and most importantly some ways to protect all that stuff in your digital life that you'd be lost without.   Show Notes: Related Articles about Cryptolocker --  http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-309A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2013/10/cryptolocker-ransomware-what-you-need-to-know/ Home Back-Up Solutions: Microsoft Shadow Copy - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore Shadow Protect - www.StorageCraft.com Carbonite - www.carbonite.com Mozy - www.Mozy.com