Read on for our reviews of the top tools you can use to protect yourself from ransomware. Then consider adding another layer of protection specifically aimed at defeating ransomware. Start by making sure your antivirus is equipped to deal with ransomware attacks. But while you’re waiting, take a moment to think about how you’d handle losing access to all your documents, photos, and videos. If you’re one of Dish’s millions of subscribers, there’s nothing you can do but wait for the company to fix the outage. At the time of this writing, employees can't work, subscribers can't pay their bills, and it seems the company can't even respond to questions about the situation due to email being out. At least, that’s the most logical reason for the multi-day outage afflicting Dish Network. I’m not saying it was ransomware, but…it was ransomware.

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