When in doubt, take a few deep breaths and remember: your data is not worth the embarrassment of paying an exorbitant ransom.
Or, you know, it could be. But let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
Call in the professionals! Our ransomware recovery specialists are on standby, ready to swoop in and save the day (and your data).
prophets of recovery Next: Zero-Day ExploitsIsolate the infected machine, but not too quickly. A slow, drawn-out quarantine will give us time to negotiate the best deal.
We're not talking about your grandma here, we're talking about the hackers. They're like the in-laws of the digital world.
Isolate, but don't delete. We'll get to that later.
More on Containment TheoryTime to get spiritual. We'll perform an exorcism on that pesky malware, sending it straight to the depths of the digital underworld.
Don't worry, it won't hurt (much). Our team of expert exorcists (okay, it's just Dave from IT) will have your data back in no time.
We'll make the malware an offer it can't refuse: a one-way ticket to the land of deleted data.
Data Exorcism Rituals