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<div style="font-color:#535068; border:solid 1px #4 For example, a user giving a presentation could suffer unacceptably slow performance should the anti-malware initiate a scan in the midst of the talk. Advanced malware prevention overcomes the problems of signature-based anti-malware by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to detect threats before they execute. This approach has very little impact on PC performance, freeing users from potential interruption and enabling users to remain productive. Perhaps most important, users will not be tempted to disable anti-malware programs that degrade performance. Conclusion Faced with a growing array of daunting threats and the challenge of enabling the mobile workforce, IT leaders must implement a multifaceted security strategy that focuses on the way end users work. End users are highly collaborative and frequently mobile, which exposes their systems to a wide array of security threats. Data security is a daunting challenge. Costly data breaches are increasing in number and sophistication, and a growing list of regulations mandate that personal data be protected. At the same time, security technologies must not impede user productivity by creating cumbersome obstacles or slowing performance. If not, users might be led to disable or circumvent them. 6 Cybersecurity Ventures, Nov. 14, 2017 Ransomware, WannaCry Organizations are under siege from ransomware and other threats Data security threats are widespread and constantly evolving to higher levels of sophistication. Malware that was once easy to spot is increasingly difficult to detect. Phishing attacks continue to deliver a number of different kinds of malware from bad actors who send email messages containing clickable links to unsuspecting users. When they click on the links, malware is installed on their systems. Even knowledgeable users are misled by some of the newer attacks. Social engineering, for example, attempts to lure users into exchanging information that can be used to breach a system and install malware. Often, social engineering methods appear to be legitimate, even to the trained eye, because they incorporate valid information relating to a user found elsewhere. BIOS attacks can be especially pernicious. By infecting the core software of a computer, such an attack delivers the device to the complete control of a bad actor. And because the malware resides in the BIOS, it evades virus scans and can survive even after the device’s operating system is wiped clean and re-installed. It is possible for malware to be introduced into the BIOS at some point in the microprocessor supply chain, making manufacturing integrity particularly important. Lately, there has been a surge in ransomware, which encrypts data until ransom is paid by the victim. Ransomware attacks are predicted to occur every 14 seconds by the end of 2019. Damages go far beyond the ransom payments themselves and are expected to total $11.5 billion in 2019 due to loss of data, downtime, lost productivity, reputational harm and other factors6. In the case of the WannaCry outbreak of 2017, ransomware was implanted by a network worm which spread rapidly, infecting hundreds of thousands of Windows systems.; padding:5px 10px; margin:0.5em 0em; background-color:#ECFCF4;">