This appeared last week:Microsoft to help users guard against ransomware 30 June 2017 Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft will introduce a feature in its next build of Windows 10 to allow users to protect folders in order to prevent their contents being encrypted in the case of a ransomware attack.The feature is in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16232 for PCs which is being released to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring today (Australian time).The build is expected to be released to all Windows 10 users later this year.Called controlled folder access, the feature is part of Windows Defender, Microsoft's own anti-malware application. Applications can be whitelisted to write to files in these folders and any unauthorised applications will not be allowed to tamper with files.Two recent attacks have led to many users losing access to files. WannaCry last month spread rapidly around the globe while a more recent attack, a few days ago, led to many users losing access to...
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