{"id":563,"date":"2019-11-06T16:58:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T16:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=563"},"modified":"2019-11-06T16:58:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T16:58:01","slug":"top-5-additional-ways-to-fend-off-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/06\/top-5-additional-ways-to-fend-off-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 additional ways to fend off ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tr4.cbsistatic.com\/fly\/bundles\/techrepubliccss\/images\/article-NLSthumb.jpg\" class=\"iii-article-image\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0; max-width: 250px; max-height: 150px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"iii-article-excerpt\">\n  In 2019, 23 city governments in Texas experienced a coordinated ransomware attack. Tom Merritt explains how they defended themselves and ways you can protect your own business. 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