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55% of SMBs Would Pay Up Post-Ransomware Attack
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Dr.T
Dr.T,
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4/28/2019 | 4:16:44 PM
Re: Unbelieveable
“But I guess companies are still waiting to be burnt by the stove unfortunately.” This makes sense. I think it identifies the major problem we face. No action unless got hit.
Dr.T
Dr.T,
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4/28/2019 | 4:14:32 PM
Re: Unbelieveable
“t's amazing how much headache you can forgo if you have a DR plan. ” Sometime a DR plan may not save us. You should be able to get data back, historical data may be encrypted too.
Dr.T
Dr.T,
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4/28/2019 | 4:12:47 PM
Re: Unbelieveable
“ I saved a museum I supported by HAVING a good plan and using it so that within 3 hours 98% of everything was back.” That is good. Everybody needs a backup plant that goes against a ransomware attack. They should be able to go back as much past as needed.
Dr.T
Dr.T,
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4/28/2019 | 4:10:24 PM
Re: Unbelieveable
“Proof positive that small business IT lacks the brains to come up with a good disaster recovery plan. ” This makes very good sense. If they do not have a backup to go then they loose data and that is a bigger problem.
Dr.T
Dr.T,
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4/28/2019 | 4:08:43 PM
Anternative?
“Security experts typically advise against paying for stolen data after ransomware attacks, but 55% of executives at small to midsize businesses say they would do exactly that.” That may be because they do not have an alternative?
REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
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4/26/2019 | 9:52:54 AM
Re: Unbelieveable
About 18 years ago on a lovely September morning, my data center crashed 103 floors along with the building and I was lucky to get down from the 101st floor. South tower.  So I am big into disaster recovery.
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
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4/26/2019 | 9:26:56 AM
Re: Unbelieveable
Agree. It's amazing how much headache you can forgo if you have a DR plan. It still amazes me that this solution has been evident for so long and still many are resistant to implement. It has more than just security benefits but data preservation benefits as you have pointed out. 

But I guess companies are still waiting to be burnt by the stove unfortunately.
REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
 User Rank: Ninja
4/25/2019 | 3:36:26 PM
Unbelieveable
Proof positive that small business IT lacks the brains to come up with a good disaster recovery plan.  What if a server itself crashes --- then all data is "encrypted" really good on a dead drive or system.  So WHO would you pay to restore that?  I saved a museum I supported by HAVING a good plan and using it so that within 3 hours 98% of everything was back.  I mean - COME ON, GET WITH THE PROGRAM.   There is way too much of this and everytime a ransomware story comes up---- PAY and that solves the issue  Incredible.  


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