Ransomware is a very aggressive attack. Whilst many espionage operations are about sneaking in and copying data without your knowledge, ransomware hits you over the head with a hammer to let you know you’ve lost your data. It’s not theft, it’s extortion.
The big pro is that at least you know you’ve been breached, and the form of attack means that whilst you might not have access to your data, the bad guys might not either.
But you’ve got a good backup strategy, right? You can roll back the data to a known good point in history, and maybe even roll forward your changes from there.
But maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe you can run your business just as effectively without that data, or those templates. Maybe you shouldn’t be keeping that data at all?
If you have data you need, distribute it. Secure it, but decide if the greater risk is you losing access to the data, or someone else gaining access.
If you have data you don’t need, Don’t store it.
Craig Nicol 