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Users have their Exchange mail accounts hosted with the Intermedia company, and connect with Exchange on Windows, Activesync on Mac.<br />
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If their computers are attacked by ransomware:<br />

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Will their ost/pst files be encrypted on Windows?<br />
Will Mac files be encrypted?<br />
Will the local copies of mail be encrypted and somehow replace the versions on the Exchange server?<br />

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Thanks
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Users have their Exchange mail accounts hosted with the Intermedia company, and connect with Exchange on Windows, Activesync on Mac.

If their computers are attacked by ransomware:
Will their ost/pst files be encrypted on Windows?
Will Mac files be encrypted?
Will the local copies of mail be encrypted and somehow replace the versions on the Exchange server?


Thanks

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