Ransomware attack sirf ek computer ko mutasir nahi karta. Yeh businesses, hospitals, sarkari idaaron aur degar tanzeemon ke networks mein khalal paida kar sakta hai.
Kiun keh iska asarat wasee paimane tak phail sakte hain aur mangi jane wali payments kaafi ziada ho sakti hain, is liye ransomware ko aam tor par cybersecurity ke sanjeeda aur maali mafad mein kiye jane wale mutaharik khatron mein se ek samjha jata hai.
Ransomware ki ibtidai qisam aksar sirf system tak rasai rok deti thi. Jadeed variants aam tor par cryptographic techniques istemal kar ke mutasira shakhs ki files ko encrypt karte hain, jis se decryption key ke baghair woh na-qabil-e-rasai ho jati hain.
Kuch qismein poore operating system ko lock kar sakti hain. Device ke mutasir hone ke baad hamla awar rasai bahal karne ke badle payment ka mutaalba karta hai. Lekin payment karne ki koi guarantee nahi hoti: kuch hamla awar kabhi kaam karne wali key nahi dete aur kuch mazeed payment ka mutaalba kar sakte hain.
Baaz auqat hamla-awar yeh dhamki bhi dete hain keh agar raqam ada na ki gayi to churaya jane wala data leak kar dein ge. Is hikmat-e-amli ko kabhi kabhi dohri blackmailing kaha jata hai.
Yeh malicious downloads, unpatched software aur mutasira websites ke zariye bhi phail sakta hai. Iski mashhor misalon mein WannaCry, Bad Rabbit aur Locky shamil hain.
Kuch amli aadatein ransomwareke phailne ke khatrek ko kam kar sakti hain:
Eham files ka baqaidgi se offline backup rakhein taa-ke payment kiye baghair unhein bahal kiya ja sake.
Maloom security gaps ko khatam karne ke liye apna operating system aur software foran update karein.
Na-maloom ya ghair-mutawaqa senders ki attachments ya links kholne se gureiz karein.
Qabil-e-bharosa security software istemal karein aur account ki mazbot hifazatein enable karein.
Achhi digital hygiene par amal karna aam tor par attack ke baad rad-e-amal dene se kahin ziada muassar sabit hota hai.
Binance Academy Editorial