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How would you recover if the intent of the attack was to ex filtrate something, say payment information?
by growupkids 12y ago
How would you recover if the intent of the attack was to ex filtrate something, say payment information?
- debacle 12y agoI only meant for my statement to apply to consumer devices. Servers are a completely different matter, and IMHO you should never store that kind of data on a laptop or desktop. That's what VPNs are for.
- snowwrestler 12y agoThe financial system is great at recovering from that sort of thing. 1) Transactions have to reconcile somewhere--monitor at that point for unexpected activity. 2) Use insurance policies to pay back losses due to theft. Payment info is among the data I worry about the least; I check my card statements every month, and flag any unknown activity. Under my card and bank agreements, I'm not liable for losses if I catch them within the defined window (30-60 days depending on card), even if I did something stupid like set a weak password or lose my own wallet.