Indian IT minister RS Prasad on few simple steps to secure your computer from Ransomware cyber threats
Given below are the key contents of a recent Facebook post of mine, https://www.facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7/posts/1908070532742848, dated May 16th 2017, which shared another Facebook post of Hon'ble Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad:
As a former international software developer/consultant (18 years), former (free service) Honorary Faculty/Visiting Faculty/Honorary Staff in a Mathematics & Computer Science department in an Indian deemed university (9 years), and now a home based Windows user and (free service) social media writer (5 years), I (Ravi S. Iyer) endorse/approve of the message of Hon'ble IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, shared below, with one minor modification, "4. Keep the operating system AND third party applications up-to-date with the latest patches."
Further, technically knowledgeable computer users may choose to have some variations like monthly update of OS patches but immediate manual update of critical security update patches, and selectively updating/omitting patches to non-critical third party applications especially those provided by small software companies or even individuals. Note that sometimes OS patches may cause problems for some third party applications as explained by the article, Patching is Hard by Columbia University Computer Science Prof. Steven Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2017-05/2017-05-12.html, dated 12th May 2017.
Tagging Hon'ble minister for Information Technology for my state of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Lokesh
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Contents of shared Facebook post of Hon'ble Union Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, https://www.facebook.com/RaviShankarPrasadOfficial/photos/a.10150653350208329.407036.68315058328/10155231749308329/?type=3&theater, dated May 16th 2017, are given below:
A few simple steps can secure your computer from #Ransomware cyber threats.
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As a former international software developer/consultant (18 years), former (free service) Honorary Faculty/Visiting Faculty/Honorary Staff in a Mathematics & Computer Science department in an Indian deemed university (9 years), and now a home based Windows user and (free service) social media writer (5 years), I (Ravi S. Iyer) endorse/approve of the message of Hon'ble IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, shared below, with one minor modification, "4. Keep the operating system AND third party applications up-to-date with the latest patches."
Further, technically knowledgeable computer users may choose to have some variations like monthly update of OS patches but immediate manual update of critical security update patches, and selectively updating/omitting patches to non-critical third party applications especially those provided by small software companies or even individuals. Note that sometimes OS patches may cause problems for some third party applications as explained by the article, Patching is Hard by Columbia University Computer Science Prof. Steven Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2017-05/2017-05-12.html, dated 12th May 2017.
Tagging Hon'ble minister for Information Technology for my state of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Lokesh
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Contents of shared Facebook post of Hon'ble Union Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, https://www.facebook.com/RaviShankarPrasadOfficial/photos/a.10150653350208329.407036.68315058328/10155231749308329/?type=3&theater, dated May 16th 2017, are given below:
A few simple steps can secure your computer from #Ransomware cyber threats.
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[I thank Hon'ble Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and have presumed that he will not have any objections to me sharing the above contents from his Facebook post on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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