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<blockquote data-quote="Andrezj" data-source="post: 1021033" data-attributes="member: 97580">of course, users should buy a dependable backup solution before anything else, but how many random\non-security geek users even know that windows itself has multiple backup features?then they know nothing about backup strategies, let alone backup methods and configurations that protect against ransomware&quot;disaster recovery? what&#039;s that? i have antivirus installed.&quot;the small business owner posted it on forum stating their small business has 4 computers and 2 were encrypted, and they had come to the forum seeking assistancethat is the source the article author refers to and is just one of a number of examplesi do not think you meant encryption will protect against ransomware, but just mentioning it for anyone who does not know&quot;<a href="https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&amp;&amp;p=2b9f2864e9aecb3bJmltdHM9MTY3NDI1OTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0yNDRlMzMyMy1lNzUxLTYyZmYtMzcyOS0yMTgzZTY0MzYzNWUmaW5zaWQ9NTQxMw&amp;ptn=3&amp;hsh=3&amp;fclid=244e3323-e751-62ff-3729-2183e643635e&amp;u=a1L3NlYXJjaD9xPVJhbnNvbXdhcmUmZmlsdGVycz1zaWQlM2E1MGIzNDRkYi00ZDIxLWI0YmYtZjNlMC0zMzVjMWE2ZmNlMTEmZm9ybT1FTlRMTks&amp;ntb=1" target="_blank">Ransomware</a> uses the current user&#039;s file system permissions to read the file, encrypt it using its own methods, then write the file back to the hard drive.&quot;file system, file and disk encryption are not protection against ransomware - if the ransomware has file system access permissionsfurthermore encrypted files in the cloud are not immune to ransomware because of localhost-to-cloud synchronizationthe linked article is part of a series to promote the analyst1 threat intelligence platformwritten by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondimaggio" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondimaggio</a> executive at analyst1whatever their motiviations, the article is accurate</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrezj, post: 1021033, member: 97580"] of course, users should buy a dependable backup solution before anything else, but how many random\non-security geek users even know that windows itself has multiple backup features? then they know nothing about backup strategies, let alone backup methods and configurations that protect against ransomware "disaster recovery? what's that? i have antivirus installed." the small business owner posted it on forum stating their small business has 4 computers and 2 were encrypted, and they had come to the forum seeking assistance that is the source the article author refers to and is just one of a number of examples i do not think you meant encryption will protect against ransomware, but just mentioning it for anyone who does not know "[URL='https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=2b9f2864e9aecb3bJmltdHM9MTY3NDI1OTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0yNDRlMzMyMy1lNzUxLTYyZmYtMzcyOS0yMTgzZTY0MzYzNWUmaW5zaWQ9NTQxMw&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=244e3323-e751-62ff-3729-2183e643635e&u=a1L3NlYXJjaD9xPVJhbnNvbXdhcmUmZmlsdGVycz1zaWQlM2E1MGIzNDRkYi00ZDIxLWI0YmYtZjNlMC0zMzVjMWE2ZmNlMTEmZm9ybT1FTlRMTks&ntb=1']Ransomware[/URL] uses the current user's file system permissions to read the file, encrypt it using its own methods, then write the file back to the hard drive." file system, file and disk encryption are not protection against ransomware - if the ransomware has file system access permissions furthermore encrypted files in the cloud are not immune to ransomware because of localhost-to-cloud synchronization the linked article is part of a series to promote the analyst1 threat intelligence platform written by [URL]https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondimaggio[/URL] executive at analyst1 whatever their motiviations, the article is accurate [/QUOTE]

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