If you think you have been the victim of a ransomware attack and your data or files have become infected, the general advice from law enforcement agencies is not to pay the ransom.Ensure you have a firewall enabled on your technology.Review and restrict accesses to your technology on a needs basis.You can’t be held to ransom if you hold your data somewhere else. Apply security patches as soon as they become available.

In addition to the general guidance above, you should take the following steps to protect your business: Ensure your operating system (Windows, Mac OS) is set to automatically update (and apply patches) as early as possible.In addition to the general guidance above, you should take the following step to protect yourself: Always run your computer or network on the most up to date version of the operating system.Ensure your anti-virus software is up to date.Be careful when accessing websites do not click on advertisements as they could contain malicious software.If you receive a suspicious email in relation to your Bank of Ireland accounts, forward it as an attachment to immediately.If you receive an email from a known sender, but with an unusual link or attachment, contact them first to confirm the legitimacy of the email.DO NOT click links in suspicious emails or download unsolicited email attachments.There are a number of steps you can take to help protect yourself and/or your business against a ransomware attack Ransomware is one of the main security concerns for organisations globally, and email continues to be a very common method used by cyber criminals to deliver this attack. Ransomware is a type of malicious software (or malware) designed to block access to a computer system or device until the victim pays a sum of money (the ransom) to the attacker. Latest update: 25th May 2021 Fraud Alert: Beware of ransomware

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