Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 days agoPay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations - Help Net Securitywww.helpnetsecurity.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkPay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations - Help Net Securitywww.helpnetsecurity.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareCardiacFlux@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoThat should always be step one. Don’t negotiate with ransomware!
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-214 days 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-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoFair, backups can be done for all sorts of purposes. In my opinion tho, they should be airgapped
minus-squareKid@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoLeak extortion is the main issue nowadays, not covered by backups, I’m afraid.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 days 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?
That should always be step one. Don’t negotiate with ransomware!
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
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