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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] CardiacFlux@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

That should always be step one. Don't negotiate with ransomware!

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

Fair, backups can be done for all sorts of purposes. In my opinion tho, they should be airgapped

[–] kid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Leak extortion is the main issue nowadays, not covered by backups, I'm afraid.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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