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Don't test your backups. Test your recovery. This may seem like the same thing, but one of the reasons why those ransomware gangs are so successful is because
by tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
Don't test your backups. Test your recovery.
This may seem like the same thing, but one of the reasons why those ransomware gangs are so successful is because paying the ransom promises to get you back into business now. You probably still want to do a full remediation afterwards, but paying means that you can do that while your business is running.
To make it unattractive to pay the ransom, you don't have to only be able to recover, you have to be able to do so quickly.
- loteck 5y agoThat's what the article is about, you should check it out!
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoYou're completely right, sorry about that. I've read it now. To add, it's not just about the ability to get the data back from the backup. The effort required to re-setup every client machine, and possibly replace all of them on short notice, is a significant obstacle. It's also really hard to exercise without significant expenditure.