Anindya Banerjee

In the current era there is a general transition from a human developed automation storage system to machine learning based intelligent storage system. Many storage solutions support multiple tiers of storage coming from on premise and cloud storage in a single namespace. The storage tiers can vary in various dimensions such as performance, resiliency, cost. The storage solutions also provide mechanisms to move objects from one tier to a different tier depending on various parameters, such as last access time, last modification time, access frequency, size of the object.

Ransomware is a malicious form of a software that encrypts the victim’s data and makes it completely inaccessible. The perpetrator then demands a ransom to restore access to the original data. Even though ransomware has been around for many years, it has become a very popular means of attack in recent times. Organizations need to consider additional precautionary measures for dealing with ransomware threats. Relying on an antivirus software alone is not enough to protect devices and/or data from the ransomware attacks.