Ransomware encrypts a district's file server and also the backups stored on a network share that the server could write to. What would have protected the backups?
Un rançongiciel chiffre le serveur de fichiers d'un district ainsi que les sauvegardes stockées sur un partage réseau dans lequel le serveur pouvait écrire. Qu'est-ce qui aurait protégé les sauvegardes ?
Answers
AKeeping the backups on the same server as the filesGarder les sauvegardes sur le même serveur que les fichiers
BAn offline or immutable copy the attacker cannot alterUne copie hors ligne ou immuable que l'attaquant ne peut pas modifier
CBacking up more often to the same network shareSauvegarder plus souvent sur le même partage réseau
DGiving the backup folder a less obvious nameDonner au dossier de sauvegarde un nom moins évident
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