Absolutely you're right the best way to handle a rootkit is restore from a known-good backup. Just like you practiced, last month when you tested it when found and fixed the problem with backup system.
Unfortunately, 90% of people don't have a proper backup system. Probably over half of systems that are being "backed up" can't actually be restored because the backup media went bad a year ago or whatever.
For the people who don't have a solid backup:
> some IT professional who sells himself to a client by cl
Huh? What operating system are you using? Out of the box, Windows sets you up with OneDrive and points all of your storage stuff to OneDrive. The result is that all your files are backed up.
Out of the box, Apple sets up iCloud and points all your file storage to iCloud. The result is that all your files are backed up.
You can use DropBox or a thousand alternatives if you want.
If you want a better solution, you can use either Windows Backup and Restore or Apple Time Machine which does pretty much the same thin
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Data yes, OS and programs, no (Score:2)
Absolutely you're right the best way to handle a rootkit is restore from a known-good backup. Just like you practiced, last month when you tested it when found and fixed the problem with backup system.
Unfortunately, 90% of people don't have a proper backup system. Probably over half of systems that are being "backed up" can't actually be restored because the backup media went bad a year ago or whatever.
For the people who don't have a solid backup:
> some IT professional who sells himself to a client by cl
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Out of the box, Windows sets you up with OneDrive and points all of your storage stuff to OneDrive. The result is that all your files are backed up.
Out of the box, Apple sets up iCloud and points all your file storage to iCloud. The result is that all your files are backed up.
You can use DropBox or a thousand alternatives if you want.
If you want a better solution, you can use either Windows Backup and Restore or Apple Time Machine which does pretty much the same thin
Re:Data yes, OS and programs, no (Score:2)
>to be honest, I have absolutely no idea how to maintain good backups of my Linux systems
--Tar and fsarchiver. Send me a private email and I can send you my root admin scripts, complete with bare-metal restore ability.