Cryptolocker | Octagon Technology http://jeremycatton.co.uk 01522 797520 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:36:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 http://jeremycatton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Logo-32x32.png Cryptolocker | Octagon Technology http://jeremycatton.co.uk 32 32 My Week – email use and keep your PC clean http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2014/08/08/week-email-use-keep-pc-clean-itsupport-lincolnshire/ Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:52:36 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=1555 I have had a couple of jobs this week, which I blogged about at www.clivecatton.co.uk, which I want to mention again here. Someone opened a zip file in an unsolicited email! At this moment I am sitting in front of a client’s computer, working on it because they accidentally opened a .zip file attached to …

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]]> BBC News – Cryptolocker victims to get files back for free http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2014/08/07/bbc-news-cryptolocker-victims-get-files-back-free-itsupport-lincolnshire/ Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:23:00 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=1550 Here is some good news about the Cryptolocker threat. BBC News – Cryptolocker victims to get files back for free. We have not tried this but if you have been caught then this may help. However it is always best to take precautions and use your email and internet securely, so avoiding the problems. A …

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]]> Unsolicited Email – Cryptolocker Prevention http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2014/04/30/unsolicited-email-cryptolocker-prevention/ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:05:46 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=1417 This article looks at Cryptolocker prevention. My previous article “Cryptolocker is a serious threat to everyone’s data and files” takes a more in depth look at Cryptolocker. Earlier this week I ran a training session for a client company at their monthly staff meeting to brief them more fully on Cryptolocker and other threats. I also took …

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]]> My Head’s a Bit Fuzzy – the next podcast http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2014/01/14/heads-bit-fuzzy-next-podcast-cryptolocker-itsupport/ Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:47:06 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=1239 Clive has recorded the latest edition of our podcast My Head’s a Bit Fuzzy. In the show Lizzie and he are discussing the problems that the Cryptolocker trojan poses for businesses. editing and mastering the the show The show is in post production today and will be available for listening to online or for download …

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]]> Cryptolocker is a serious threat to everyone’s data and files http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2014/01/08/cryptolocker-serious-threat-data-files/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:19:09 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=1224 Yesterday Martin and I spent best part of the day helping a client who had Cryptolocker on one of their networked PCs – the problem did not develop into a disaster as they are using our secure data protection software. Below is a document that I have written which is being sent to all our …

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