Note that having a good multi-generational backup system in place for all machines, servers and laptops, would render this kind of ransomware harmless.
But the state of IT has deteriorated so badly these days because management doesn't care any more. After all why care when you can just take your severance pay and get an increase in salary and more responsibility at another company. Rinse and repeat.
It used to be that the primary job of system admins was to keep the data safe from loss. That was more important than keeping the systems running. How did we lose this?
But the state of IT has deteriorated so badly these days because management doesn't care any more. After all why care when you can just take your severance pay and get an increase in salary and more responsibility at another company. Rinse and repeat.
It used to be that the primary job of system admins was to keep the data safe from loss. That was more important than keeping the systems running. How did we lose this?