help but it cost them nine hundred thousand dollars to pay a private security researcher today a fifteen thousand dollar gray key box can break into iphones of the latest generation offensive security is more profitable than ever and it will only get worse in the coming years ransomware as a service is now a booming market has spawned a new business model on dark web selling privileged access to corporate networks of multi-million dollar companies so-called initial access brokers now make up one quarter of all the listings on dark web forums when you're hit with ransomware all your files are permanently encrypted with a key controlled by the attacker your only options are to restore from backup or pay the ransom paying doesn't come with any guarantee so your best chance of recovery is to maintain a meticulous hygiene for offline backups at some point you are going to be a victim of a ransomware attack a database breach or remote exploitation if you assume your data will be stolen destroyed or manipulated you can start preparing your security strategy but there are some steps that you can take even right now disable javascript that will hinder your browser experience but it will also make you much more secure only enable javascript when you need functions like logging in minimize your data footprint and app usage keep it simple do not install every messaging app in existence use signal or briar and convince your contacts to do the same delete apps you can live without and remove unnecessary permissions anatomize your online presence obtain an anonymous phone number for your online account such as signal to make it more harder to target you paying cash instead of by credit card goes a long way email aliases can protect you a lot against database breaches remember to keep all your devices updated that includes your phone wearables laptops and even your wi-fi router and of course every ad and program on those devices i have a series of security tutorials that will teach you about strong passwords two-factor authentication network security and much more one video at a time if you made it this far please remember that all of my work and research is NUMBER_TOKEN independent from sponsorship and affiliates you can support this channel on patreon and get access to more content on weekly basis thank you
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