On: Hackers extorted $1.14M from UCSF

[ajsnigrutin]

You mean a pretty basic backup, that your grandma probably has enabled on her phone?

[sbassi → ajsnigrutin]

A backup won't protect you from full data disclosure.

[tolbish → ajsnigrutin]

You presume the attacker does not know the location of these backups.

Smart attackers do extensive research on their targets before performing the attack.

[ls612 → tolbish]

Isn’t this literally one of the reasons WORM storage solutions exist?

[tolbish → ls612]

We have arrived at why "a pretty basic backup" is no longer feasible for...any business. A hard sell for a four person business with no dedicated IT team.