Don’t be a victim! A few simple safeguards can offer you peace of mind.
The decks seem stacked against you! How’s this for a statistic: According to a recent Cybereason survey, about 80 percent of companies or organizations that get hit with a ransomware attack and pay up… get hit again. And it’s estimated that close to half of second attacks are the same hackers striking again. What nerve!
Perhaps the saddest figure was a finding that claims close to half of those who decide to pay the ransom, report that despite capitulating, some degree of their data was corrupted. A very unfortunate three percent reported that after paying up, they never got back their data.
Ransomware is just one of the germs floating around the web, which is getting stickier by the day. Cyber criminals have noticed the huge upswing in internet traffic—some due to the pandemic and some due to inevitable changes as web dependence grows—and they’re smelling blood.
WOT stands for Web of Trust, an advanced browsing, security, and privacy shield that runs as you are online. Called ‘Safe Browsers’ by some, these defenders help keep you safe from scams, malware, phishing, and identity theft while you browse. But of course, claims are one thing and facts are another. It’s smart to do your research on any firm that makes big promises. So, is Web of Trust Safe? There are a couple of reasons to believe it is.
Safe Browsers Are a Good Basic Defense Shield Against Malware and More
Firstly, this safe browser uses both community rankings and its proprietary algorithms. Millions of users contribute by rating sites they visit or simply leaving comments. Others participate in forums or submit reports. This means blacklists are being updated literally constantly. With both machines and humans rating and judging sites, a red flag is impossible to slip through the cracks. And of course, no safe browser would be worth its salt if it didn’t cover you on mobile devices, and they do… it’s on both the Apple and Google app stores.
More importantly, what’s the point of using a safe browser? Live security warnings are a lot more useful than scans that notify you of an infection. Using this tool, you’ll be stopped – or at least strongly warned – before any serious damage can take place, a proactive approach to web security rather than a reactive one. Pop-up ads can be trojan horses for viruses or even hack attempts, and with pop-ups blocked, any such worries become moot.
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