Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
by WalterBright on Friday June 25, 2021 @12:33AM
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It works on your backup drive so when you try to restore from the backup, the ransomware on your system can't encrypt it.
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Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
by cortesoft on Friday June 25, 2021 @01:10AM
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But how do I write backup data to the drive without having to slip a switch every hour?
Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
by WalterBright on Friday June 25, 2021 @01:39AM
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Verify that your previous backup drive is readable before writing to the next backup drive.
But hey, if you just got a ransomware note, and think "I'm good, I have my backups!", wouldn't you want to flip the read-only switch before plugging in those backup drives? I would. In fact, I'd flip that switch always before trying to read from a backup drive.