[gitmo]

You would be wrong. I work IT in a large hospital system. This is real

I heard of this threat from a Secret Service agent.

Do you guys keep offsite backups? My company has had ransomware, but we restored from backup.

[ParityErr]

I heard of this threat from a Secret Service agent. Do you guys keep offsite backups? My company has had ransomware, but we restored from backup.

The new variants are targeting cloud storage. I know of a university that got hit hard where the ransomware stayed hidden and discovered where the backup storage was then corrupted backup then hit the main network.

[Vermont Lt]

They really can’t keep up to the moment back ups of medical records like that. In a 200 bed hospital, the records are constantly getting updated. If it gets into the network it can impact the pharmacy and other systems. Reverting to paper for a couple of days would cause BIG problems.

[Mom MD]

We have extensive security but it’s more than just backing up. We can’t risk any data compromise