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HR: Do this to protect yourself from ransomware attacks

According to one expert, "HR is the perfect world for ransomware. It infects one device and 30 others get infected. Here is what he says HR departments should do to protect themselves.

By Dan Cook | Updated on August 31, 2016
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Hackers have targeted HR because it shares data with other departments. (Photo: Getty)

With ransomware wreaking havoc within corporate human resources departments, new ways to deal with data theft are rapidly emerging. But while some solutions are complex and costly, others are surprisingly simple.

In an article on the topic in CSO Online, Brian Nesmith, CEO of Sunnyvale, California-based cybersecurity company Artic Wolf Networks, suggests that human resources departments set up a dedicated workstation for receiving and viewing resumes and similar documents that have been selected by data thieves as Trojan horses for ransomware. 

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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