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Viewed from the 'sometimes things have to get worse before they get better' lens, it might drive better security/backups/etc in the medium term.
by kardos 7y ago
Viewed from the 'sometimes things have to get worse before they get better' lens, it might drive better security/backups/etc in the medium term.
- macintux 7y agoIf anything, this escalation would seem to _discourage_ backups. Backups are another way to leak data.
- mannykannot 7y agoAny adminstrator who thinks that is a rational policy should be fired.
- ls612 7y agoAgreed, but a lawyer who thought it is a rational policy may be right. And if the IT admin is arguing against the counsel he is unlikely to win that argument.
- mannykannot 7y agoIn what way would a lawyer who thought it is a rational policy be right?
- jessaustin 7y agoHe might be general counsel, in which case he would outrank any IT admin. In many organizations, that is another way to be "right".
- mannykannot 7y agoWhen ransomware is the issue, that's the wrong way to be right.
- loopz 7y agoAs admin you must then document the communications and escalate until you're heard. If even CEO won't listen you're either wrong or need to report to authority outside org through established means.
- nokcha 7y agoIdeally, backups (or at least the decryption key for the backup) would be stored in offline, air-gapped storage.