People have gotten better at not clicking random links that may be malware, but hackers always seem to find a way. This month for TechTonic TV we’ll be talking with Sierra College cyber security instructor Alex Torres about the current bane of many municipalities and companies: ransomware! It is bad enough when your computer network goes down, but even worse when you receive a demand for payment to unlock and or keep private sensitive information. Find out how these attacks happen and what you can do to reduce their impact and prevent them. Tune in here at 6pm PST here or on our Youtube or Facebook.
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