# Protect your data from ransom attacks

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/protect-your-data-from-ransom-attacks/72027>\
**Category:** Security Announcements\
**Created:** [January 18, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/protect-your-data-from-ransom-attacks/72027 "2017-01-18T14:40:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![KevinKluge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dfb087/32.png) [@KevinKluge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KevinKluge)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/protect-your-data-from-ransom-attacks/72027/1 "2017-01-18T14:40:08Z")

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I wanted to bring attention to two blog posts we have done recently in response to the recent set of data ransom attacks affecting Elasticsearch and other systems. The two are:

- For Elasticsearch: [Protecting Against Attacks that Hold Your Data for Ransom](https://www.elastic.co/blog/protecting-against-attacks-that-hold-your-data-for-ransom)
- For Kibana: [Guarding Kibana from Data Hijacking](https://www.elastic.co/blog/guarding-kibana-from-data-hijacking)

Please read them and react as needed for your install. The ransom attacks are very real and many in our community have already fallen victim to them.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/protect-your-data-from-ransom-attacks/72027/2 "2017-07-06T13:46:14Z")

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