Ransomware. After ferreting out who compromised them, IT and security chiefs could be next out the door.
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When that sort of attack succeeds, it does point to an incredible lapse in security because the attack pretty much requires admin access to the data servers.
Conversely, the remedy fo the attack, short of paying the extortion money, is to restore everything from backups, which hopefully was snapshot *before* the ransomware attack and and stored offline.
Amen to that!
“Conversely, the remedy fo the attack, short of paying the extortion money, is to restore everything from backups, which hopefully was snapshot *before* the ransomware attack and and stored offline.”
I’ve consulted on this subject dozens of times, companies big and small.
Almost nobody can restore their key services and applications from back-ups. And fewer still have ever tested their REAL ability to do so.
Too many companies do not take IT as seriously as they ought to, and it’s often the first budget cut.
Then BAM! they’re out of business.