How do I prevent Ransomware attack in my Email Hosting ?

Email hosting is one of the most attractive and affordable options for companies to create and manage unlimited number of email accounts where as emails are used for business from internal communication to email marketing. At the same time Secure Email hosting is very important for data, confidential informations & communications that are shared via emails due to Ransomware kind of internet attacks. Silicon House corporate email hosting allows you to enjoy creation of unlimited email accounts with more security. Ransomware is a type of malicious software from cryptovirology that comes with an email attachment, links and unknown clicks which downloads from infected websites etc that threatens to publish the victim’s data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. While some simple ransomware may lock the system in a way which is not difficult for a knowledgeable person to reverse, more advanced malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion, in which it encrypts the victim’s files, making them inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them.

Ransomware attacks are typically carried out using a Trojan that is disguised as a legitimate file that the user is tricked into downloading or opening when it arrives as an email attachment. However, one high-profile example, the “WannaCry worm”, traveled automatically between computers without user interaction.

Ransomware have taken place due to poor web hosting / email hosting security practices by users and it is prominent in email ids that have very very weak password or using same password for all email ids. Importantly never click a link or open an email attachment from someone you don’t know. Please check the email headers in full and it might have come from other IPs. Such mails are reported common when users use simple email password without any special characters in them.

How to avoid RANSOMWARE ATTACK ?

Web Hosting, Email Hosting and Local system are the basic places where you need to tighten your security. First of all, reset all your password in your cpanel hosting account including email, database, cpanel login etc. Mostly such attacks happen at the users mobile or system when they use an outdated or un protected OS or devices.

Make sure that the below necessary actions are taken care:

(i)Keep your local system free from virus and malware
(ii)Always use genuine OS in your system
(iii)Use anti-virus, firewall and anti-malware tools to protect your system
(iv)Always use tough passwords like Capital, small letter, numerical & special characters
(v)Keep Changing the passwords for mails
(vi) Make your network and IT environment secure
(vii)Make sure your website and web hosting is free of malware and security vulnerabilities. If you are using third party scripts or codes on your site, this usually means running the latest secure version
(viii)It is very very important for you to maintain your website, email,database backup in multiple locations preferably in external devices like USB and hard disk and keep it safe
(ix)Use Income mails spam filtering practices
(x)Make the system administrators and email administrators knowledgeable

Internet security is very important for web hosting resellers. Be smart to choose proper web hosting provider who gives proper services and advices at the right time !