KidM to [email protected]English • 3 months agoPay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations - Help Net Securitywww.helpnetsecurity.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up15external-linkPay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations - Help Net Securitywww.helpnetsecurity.comKidM to [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-23 months agoAs someone else said, Prevent is also an option (which would include backup in my opinion). Though backups can get encrypted too, if it’s not setup to prevent this. Prevent, in my opinion, is the path.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoFair, backups can be done for all sorts of purposes. In my opinion tho, they should be airgapped
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoThat should always be step one. Don’t negotiate with ransomware!
minus-squareKidOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoLeak extortion is the main issue nowadays, not covered by backups, I’m afraid.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 months agoGood luck leaking into unplugged ssd in a family member’s office. It’s a little offline and airgapped. My system gets a full reset whenever I have the slightest doubt anything is off
or… backups?
As someone else said, Prevent is also an option (which would include backup in my opinion).
Though backups can get encrypted too, if it’s not setup to prevent this.
Prevent, in my opinion, is the path.
Fair, backups can be done for all sorts of purposes. In my opinion tho, they should be airgapped
That should always be step one. Don’t negotiate with ransomware!
Leak extortion is the main issue nowadays, not covered by backups, I’m afraid.
Good luck leaking into unplugged ssd in a family member’s office. It’s a little offline and airgapped. My system gets a full reset whenever I have the slightest doubt anything is off