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I think you are way underestimating the percentage of people who have good backups of their data. HN'ers might, but HN would not be a representative sample.
by MR4D 9y ago
I think you are way underestimating the percentage of people who have good backups of their data.
HN'ers might, but HN would not be a representative sample.
- sp332 9y agoA lot of the high-profile systems getting hit are embedded mission-critical systems. They'd be getting some amount of IT attention. And systems that aren't that important might not be important enough to ransom - just wipe and start over.
- MR4D 9y agoAgreed - I was thinking more of the individuals.