Ransomware Protection

As you read this , many Customers all over the World have become victims of “WannaCrypt” ransomware. Can you be affected ? If yes, what steps do you need to take  in the short term and long term to protect yourself? 

All these questions and some more resources have been put together so that you can refer to them and take action on the suggested steps.

 The resources are available at   http://www.techgyan.com/Pages/ransomwareprotection.aspx

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with warm regards

 Suresh Ramani

www.TechGyan.com

YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/techgyani/videos

Microsoft MVP 2009
Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year 2011 & 2007

IAMCP Worldwide Gold Award Winner 2016

Why Upgrade to Windows 10

 

Windows 10 is having some great momentum . Close to 100 million devices are already on Windows 10. However , there are many people out there who have not yet upgraded although they qualify for the free upgrade . Since the upgrade offer is valid till July 28, 2016 , I strongly suggest that they should upgrade.

I have also created a few resources which highlight the benefits of upgrading .

1) Video on benefits of upgrading. Click here http://www.techgyan.com/Pages/MSWindows.aspx .

This link also gives information on benefits of upgrading specific to XP, 7 or 8.1 user.

2) New features of Windows 10 explained here http://www.techgyan.com/Pages/Windows10Features.aspx

If you prefer watching the video on YouTube , check this link : https://youtu.be/xzAC66MOvpM

And if you prefer watching videos on Vimeo, check this link : https://vimeo.com/140156069

with warm regards

Suresh Ramani

www.TechGyan.com

YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/techgyani/videos

Microsoft MVP 2009
Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year 2011 & 2007

Windows XP End of Support

Greetings ! As you may be probably aware , the support for Windows XP officially ends on 8 April 2014. As a user , what does it mean to you? I will try and answer few of those questions:  

Security Issues

Post 8 April 2014, any security vulnerability which is discovered , will not be patched. So the unpatched Computer will be open to infection . And an infected machine will then most likely infect other Computers in the network. So if your Computer is in a network or is connected to Internet , then using such a PC is a big risk. However , if you are not connected to the Internet and working as a Standalone PC, then the risk is minimal.  

Driver Support

You may say that even if Microsoft does not issue a security patch , you have a third party anti virus to protect you. The bad news is that these products will not be tested for XP. Your other applications also will not be tested for XP post the deadline. So over time, the XP machines are likely to become unstable . And new applications will simply not work on XP.  

Solution

You should consider to move to a current computer with a current operating system. And with imminent launch of Windows 8.1, it will be the ideal time to upgrade your PC . Of course, you do have Windows 8 PC available even today. In fact , more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold so far.  However , if you are still reluctant to dump Windows XP, then at least ensure that

 a) It is not connected to Internet

b) It is not connected to other computers

Wish you Happy and Safe Computing !


with warm regards

Suresh Ramani www.TechGyan.com

Blog: www.CloudChangesEverything.com