Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoPay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations - Help Net Securitywww.helpnetsecurity.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up15cross-posted to: pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up15external-linkPay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations - Help Net Securitywww.helpnetsecurity.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squareCardiacFlux@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThat should always be step one. Don’t negotiate with ransomware!
minus-squareKid@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoLeak extortion is the main issue nowadays, not covered by backups, I’m afraid.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 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
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 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-up1·2 days agoFair, backups can be done for all sorts of purposes. In my opinion tho, they should be airgapped
or… backups?
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
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