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<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 959760" data-attributes="member: 74969">I was on Wilders just now in a discussion thread concerning a new type of storage device that contains built-in measures to detect ransomware.&nbsp; Then I got to thinking:&nbsp; we are comparing one software to another (in controlled environments) but would it be feasible and ultimately useful to compare hardware mitigations against software mitigations under the same test conditions?&nbsp; Could one make a reliable leap of faith in that case for his/her use scenario?These SSDs are quite expensive and therefore its cost would be a factor in anyone&#039;s setup.&nbsp; Starting cost for a certain brand of SSD with this protection starts at 299USD for a 480 GB storage device.&nbsp; <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face&nbsp; &nbsp; :grimacing:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f62c.png" data-shortname=":grimacing:" /><a href="https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/researchers-bake-malware-protection-directly-into-ssds.440289/" target="_blank">Source</a>If one would say:&nbsp; it&#039;s apples and oranges, I would respond by saying the end expectation would be the same:&nbsp; to detect various malicious activities on the drive and how well.&nbsp; It could theoretically become part of a layered approach, it seems but would lower-cost options be as &quot;effective.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plat, post: 959760, member: 74969"] I was on Wilders just now in a discussion thread concerning a new type of storage device that contains built-in measures to detect ransomware. Then I got to thinking: we are comparing one software to another (in controlled environments) but would it be feasible and ultimately useful to compare hardware mitigations against software mitigations under the same test conditions? Could one make a reliable leap of faith in that case for his/her use scenario? These SSDs are quite expensive and therefore its cost would be a factor in anyone's setup. Starting cost for a certain brand of SSD with this protection starts at 299USD for a 480 GB storage device. 😬 [URL='https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/researchers-bake-malware-protection-directly-into-ssds.440289/']Source[/URL] If one would say: it's apples and oranges, I would respond by saying the end expectation would be the same: to detect various malicious activities on the drive and how well. It could theoretically become part of a layered approach, it seems but would lower-cost options be as "effective." [/QUOTE]

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