{"id":42477,"date":"2021-08-23T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/worried-ransomware-merchants-know-more-about-file-storage-than-you-do-you-should-be\/"},"modified":"2021-08-23T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T17:00:13","slug":"worried-ransomware-merchants-know-more-about-file-storage-than-you-do-you-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/worried-ransomware-merchants-know-more-about-file-storage-than-you-do-you-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Worried ransomware merchants know more about file storage than you do? You should be\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Promo<\/span> If you\u2019re still not convinced of the need to reexamine your whole approach to file management, perhaps a ransomware attack will change your mind.<\/p>\n

Ransomware merchants don\u2019t just rely on working their way into your systems and locking your data. They know that any company large enough to pay a reasonable ransom will have a backup system in place. Which is why if they get the opportunity, they\u2019ll happily bide their time, crippling your data protection systems well before they put the full lock on your production systems.<\/p>\n

But even if they don\u2019t hijack your data protection systems, they know restoring traditional backups is a laborious process that\u2019s going to take hours, days or even weeks. And they know that a few millions in ransomware suddenly starts to look like a good deal as compared to the hundreds of thousands of dollars that downtime costs for even medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n