Frequently Asked Questions

If you need more than 6 email addresses you should go with in-house exchange.

Whether it’s down to

personal preference

or company policy,

each option is worth

investigating.

You might prefer to use

the cloud for research,

document storage and

data analytics, while

keeping in-house servers

for any sensitive data.

You might also find that

hosting all your data on

in-house servers and then

backing it up on a cloud

server (or vice versa) is

the ideal solution.

Ransomware is one of the most widespread and damaging threats that internet users

face. Since the infamous CryptoLocker first appeared in 2013, we’ve seen a new era of

file-encrypting ransomware variants delivered through spam messages and Exploit Kits,

extorting money from home users and businesses alike.

The current wave of ransomware families can have their roots traced back to the early

days of Fake AV, through “Locker” variants and finally to the file-encrypting variants that are

prevalent today. Each distinct category of malware has shared a common goal – to extort

money from victims through social engineering and outright intimidation. The demands for

money have grown more forceful with each iteration.

A Sophos survey of 2,700 organizations found that 54% have been hit by ransomware –

twice on average. Of those hit, 77% were running up-to-date antivirus at the time of the

attack. And the costs are punitive, with the median impact per organization US$133k