Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:58:25 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Brandon J. Wandersee" <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Anti-virus for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20160324205825.2b14c0bf.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <86io0bpssb.fsf@WorkBox.Home> References: <wu74mbwz4ah.fsf@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <44909.128.135.52.6.1458829510.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> <56F3FA4C.4020707@tundraware.com> <19103.128.135.52.6.1458839363.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> <86io0bpssb.fsf@WorkBox.Home>
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:41:56 -0500, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote: > Ransomware is probably the least > threatening of malware out there, since it seems limited in effect and > is thwarted by regular backups. Interesting point of view. :-) Here are a few impressions regarding ransomware (which I think could be the next "big thing" especially in the industry space as well as in the "cloud" - because it's so easy to trick users into doing something wrong, and then they don't have any chance to avoid paying). Especially where R&D takes place (or "corporate secrets", "new invention", "big data of clients" etc. are vital to business operations and how companies are perceived by the public), this could have a _massive_ impact. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/hospital-declares-internet-state-of-emergency-after-ransomware-infection/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-ransomware-idUSKCN0W80VX http://www.networkworld.com/article/2906983/security0/massachusetts-police-department-pays-500-cryptolocker-ransom.html http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/21/us-police-force-pay-bitcoin-ransom-in-cryptolocker-malware-scam https://securityledger.com/2015/10/fbis-advice-on-cryptolocker-just-pay-the-ransom/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/crypto-e-mail-service-pays-6000-ransom-gets-taken-out-by-ddos-anyway/ http://hothardware.com/news/sony-comes-to-a-screeching-halt-targeted-by-massive-ransomware-hack http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/youre-infected-if-you-want-to-see-your-data-again-pay-us-300-in-bitcoins/ http://www.tekconn.com/news/managed-it/hackers-ransom-data-stolen-from-illinois-medical-facility/ As you mentioned "backups": What is their value when they are permanently online and accessible (bacause that's sooo conventient for the users) - and therefore get encrypted, too? ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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