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PeteCress
May 22, 2017Apprentice
WannaCrypt: Minimizing Exposure of backup box?
Two boxes, both running OS-6: one is "Production" and the other is "Backup". Backup only gets written to/connected to by the Production box via whatever (can't recall the name) utility is built i...
mdgm-ntgr
May 22, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Snapshots if used appropriately can be a big help.
Ideally your backup storage should have more capacity than your production storage so you can keep a decent amount of snapshots should you wish.
See ReadyNAS: Protection against Ransomware
Best practice is multiple backups with at least one off-site at all times. Even then there are no guarantees.
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