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Ask HN: Ensuring backup integrity in the face of ransomware

3 pointsby tonteldoosalmost 8 years ago
Good day fellow HNers,<p>Without this turning into a discussion about backup vs redundancy (and best practices), I was curious:<p>How do you ensure that your backup system does not get compromised by ransomware?<p>I know a fair few people who have external drives as &#x27;backups&#x27;, and have them connected to their computers on and off. At least one such instance resulted in most of my friend&#x27;s external drive being encrypted by ransomware.<p>Related, but how do you prevent a connected NAS (via shared drives, for instance) from getting encrypted? In some instances, I expect a cloud storage solution might be subject to the same problem (if there is no version tracking present).<p>None of the above are ideal or perfect backup scenarios, but a LOT of people view this as viable, and it&#x27;s absolutely better than nothing, especially for personal or SME use.<p>As always, thank you!

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