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A physical write enable switch? My computer is doing automatic hourly backups, how is that going to work?
by cortesoft 5y ago
A physical write enable switch? My computer is doing automatic hourly backups, how is that going to work?
- kortilla 5y agoA small robotic arm to flip the switch, duh.
- zadokshi 5y agoAs long as they small robotic arm is not also connected to the internet or the WD NAS
- xvector 5y agoHmm, append-only delta writes?
- WalterBright 5y agoIt works on your backup drive so when you try to restore from the backup, the ransomware on your system can't encrypt it.
- cortesoft 5y agoBut how do I write backup data to the drive without having to slip a switch every hour?
- WalterBright 5y agoVerify that your previous backup drive is readable before writing to the next backup drive. But hey, if you just got a ransomware note, and think "I'm good, I have my backups!", wouldn't you want to flip the read-only switch before plugging in those backup drives? I would. In fact, I'd flip that switch always before trying to read from a backup drive.