Cyberattack Cost Michigan Utility $2M, 14 Employees May 22, 2017 Email This Subscribe to Newsletter Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Print Article Article 2 Comments May 22, 2017 at 1:35 pm glassflowergirl says: Like or Dislike: 5 0If you keep a back up of your system, there is never a reason to pay ransom. This simple step could have saved time, money and reputations world wide. All companies should go back to actual physical back ups kept offsite. Yes you would lose one days activity but that is better than losing everything! Reply May 23, 2017 at 12:58 pm An American says: Like or Dislike: 0 0If only it were that simple! Some of this ransom-ware is designed to sit quietly in the background to corrupt even your backup copies so that your only choice is to pay. Reply Add a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Comment ΔNotify me of comments via e-mail
If you keep a back up of your system, there is never a reason to pay ransom. This simple step could have saved time, money and reputations world wide.
All companies should go back to actual physical back ups kept offsite. Yes you would lose one days activity but that is better than losing everything!
If only it were that simple! Some of this ransom-ware is designed to sit quietly in the background to corrupt even your backup copies so that your only choice is to pay.