{"id":85100,"date":"2026-07-30T07:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/?p=85100"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:19:02","slug":"to-pay-or-not-to-pay-drivesavers-weighs-in-after-being-quoted-in-the-financial-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/es-es\/press-coverage\/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-drivesavers-weighs-in-after-being-quoted-in-the-financial-times\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfPagar o no pagar? DriveSavers opina tras ser citada por el Financial Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_section blog-header-top-padding vc_custom_1742716771897 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1737675721786 wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t   <style>\n        .single-post-title {\n            display: none;\n        }\n    ul.meta {\n       display:none;\n        }\n\n    <\/style>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506235f{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506235f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506235f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506235f{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1785411118980 vcex_6a6bfa506235f\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">\u00bfPagar o no pagar? DriveSavers opina tras ser citada por el Financial Times<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column presscoverage-radius vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1738287789313\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6a6bfa5062dc0 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_6a6bfa5062dc0\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b6e983d6-ed7e-4d84-bbdb-1faed0650802?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" title=\"The New Yorker Magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FinancialTimesHeader1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FinancialTimesHeader1.png 1000w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FinancialTimesHeader1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FinancialTimesHeader1-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FinancialTimesHeader1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Las v\u00edctimas confirmadas de ransomware aumentaron un 389 % interanual en 2025, pasando de aproximadamente 1.600 en 2024 a 7.831 a nivel mundial. Casi la mitad de las empresas atacadas terminan pagando. Estas son las estad\u00edsticas de ransomware detr\u00e1s de un debate sobre el que el Financial Times pidi\u00f3 recientemente la opini\u00f3n de DriveSavers: \u00bfdeber\u00edan prohibirse sin m\u00e1s los pagos de rescate?<\/p>\n<p>Nuestra respuesta fue que es complicado. Queremos explicarlo aqu\u00ed con m\u00e1s detalle del que permite un art\u00edculo period\u00edstico, y mostrar c\u00f3mo es realmente esa complejidad desde dentro de un caso de recuperaci\u00f3n de datos por ransomware.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-button.vcex_6a6bfa5063eb9{width:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_custom_1785411311117 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b6e983d6-ed7e-4d84-bbdb-1faed0650802?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline wpex-flex-shrink-0 vcex_6a6bfa5063eb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Leer el art\u00edculo completo del Financial Times<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1761159273585 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff!important;\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5065161{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5065161{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5065161{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5065161{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5065161{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa5065161 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">A favor y en contra de <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">una prohibici\u00f3n total<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Gobierno del Reino Unido est\u00e1 impulsando planes para prohibir por completo el pago de rescates por parte de organismos del sector p\u00fablico y proveedores de infraestructuras cr\u00edticas nacionales, incluidos el NHS, los ayuntamientos y los colegios. Es una respuesta seria a un problema serio. La mayor\u00eda de las v\u00edctimas de ransomware son peque\u00f1as y medianas empresas, no operadores de infraestructuras cr\u00edticas. Una prohibici\u00f3n dirigida a los proveedores de infraestructuras cr\u00edticas afecta solo a una peque\u00f1a parte del total de ataques, por lo que, por s\u00ed sola, podr\u00eda hacer poco por reducir el volumen total de la delincuencia relacionada con el ransomware.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scalesransomvsfiles2-1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scalesransomvsfiles2-1.png 600w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scalesransomvsfiles2-1-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scalesransomvsfiles2-1-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jim Walter, investigador s\u00e9nior de amenazas en <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelone.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SentinelOne<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, mantiene una postura m\u00e1s firme sobre el pago en general. \u201c<em>Pagar a los actores de amenazas extorsivas solo fortalece el ecosistema y a las entidades que lo hacen posible<\/em>\u201d, declar\u00f3 al Financial Times. No puede confiarse en que los atacantes eliminen los datos robados, y la reextorsi\u00f3n ocurre con la frecuencia suficiente como para que \u00e9l considere el pago una p\u00e9rdida neta incluso cuando parece funcionar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">En principio, DriveSavers no est\u00e1 en desacuerdo con nada de esto. Nuestra preocupaci\u00f3n es qu\u00e9 ocurre cuando existe una prohibici\u00f3n de pago, pero recuperar los datos cr\u00edticos necesarios para restablecer las operaciones no resulta viable. \u201c<em>Las situaciones son casi siempre m\u00e1s matizadas de lo que contempla una prohibici\u00f3n<\/em>\u201d, declar\u00f3 Maus al Financial Times. Pensemos en una empresa de aguas o en un proveedor regional de electricidad. Si un ataque deja sus sistemas fuera de servicio, el pago de un rescate est\u00e1 prohibido y no existe una v\u00eda t\u00e9cnica para restablecer las operaciones, quienes se quedan sin agua o sin electricidad no son los hackers ni los responsables pol\u00edticos que redactaron la prohibici\u00f3n; son los clientes. Las prohibiciones de pago tienen sentido cuando la organizaci\u00f3n afectada cuenta con una alternativa viable para garantizar la seguridad de sus sistemas cr\u00edticos y la recuperaci\u00f3n de sus datos operativos. Como dijo Maus, \u201c<em>una prohibici\u00f3n generalizada, sin esa alternativa disponible, puede causar m\u00e1s da\u00f1o del que evita<\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ya existe un caso de referencia para esto. Carolina del Norte prohibi\u00f3 los pagos por ransomware a entidades gubernamentales en 2021, y Florida hizo lo propio en 2022. Ninguna de las dos prohibiciones parece haber disuadido de forma significativa la actividad delictiva en ninguno de los dos estados. Haydn Brooks, consejero delegado de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/riskledger.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Risk Ledger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, plante\u00f3 un punto relacionado en el mismo art\u00edculo: si los organismos p\u00fablicos no pueden pagar, es probable que los grupos delictivos se orienten hacia objetivos del sector privado con menor regulaci\u00f3n, y las aseguradoras podr\u00edan responder excluyendo por completo las indemnizaciones por ransomware, lo que a su vez elevar\u00eda las primas. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5067562{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5067562{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5067562{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5067562{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5067562{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa5067562 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Lo que dice <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">la ley<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conviene corregir aqu\u00ed una idea equivocada, al menos seg\u00fan la legislaci\u00f3n estadounidense. Pagar un rescate no es, en s\u00ed mismo, ilegal conforme al derecho federal de EE. UU. En Estados Unidos, el \u00fanico obst\u00e1culo legal federal para el pago es la lista de sanciones de la OFAC. Si el atacante es un grupo, individuo o Estado sancionado, el pago s\u00ed es ilegal. Fuera de ese supuesto, no existe una prohibici\u00f3n a escala nacional que impida a las organizaciones privadas efectuar el pago, aunque Carolina del Norte y Florida han prohibido a sus propios organismos p\u00fablicos hacerlo. Esto no ha disuadido los ataques contra los municipios. Cada estado y territorio de EE. UU. cuenta con sus propios requisitos de notificaci\u00f3n de brechas de datos, que se aplican con independencia de si se paga o no un rescate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esta distinci\u00f3n cambia la verdadera pregunta a la que se enfrentan la mayor\u00eda de las empresas. Rara vez se trata de una cuesti\u00f3n de legalidad. Se trata de si pagar es la decisi\u00f3n correcta, teniendo en cuenta los datos implicados, los clientes afectados y las probabilidades reales de recuperarse del ataque.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"669\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Globeandgavel1-1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Globeandgavel1-1.png 669w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Globeandgavel1-1-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Globeandgavel1-1-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El panorama legal es diferente en otros lugares. El Reino Unido, Australia y otras jurisdicciones en las que opera DriveSavers est\u00e1n valorando o ya aplicando sus propias restricciones, por lo que las organizaciones fuera de EE. UU. no deben dar por hecho que las normas estadounidenses tambi\u00e9n se aplican a ellas.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5069565{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5069565{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5069565{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5069565{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5069565{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa5069565 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">C\u00f3mo es <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">realmente<\/span><\/strong> la recuperaci\u00f3n de datos por ransomware<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los casos con los que trabaja DriveSavers presentan una estructura que hace unos a\u00f1os no era tan constante. Antes de cifrar los sistemas, los atacantes ahora corrompen o eliminan la infraestructura de copias de seguridad: los repositorios de copias de seguridad de Veeam, los hosts de Hyper-V y los hosts de VMware ESXi son ejemplos claros de ello. Aproximadamente la mitad de los casos de recuperaci\u00f3n de datos por ransomware que DriveSavers ha gestionado en los \u00faltimos dos a\u00f1os implicaron a atacantes que se centraron espec\u00edficamente en las copias de seguridad de Veeam antes de tocar los servidores principales. Veeam es la plataforma de copias de seguridad dominante para entornos virtualizados, con alrededor de 550.000 clientes en todo el mundo, y muchos equipos de TI no saben que los archivos de copia de seguridad de Veeam eliminados o da\u00f1ados a menudo a\u00fan se pueden recuperar con las herramientas y t\u00e9cnicas de recuperaci\u00f3n propias desarrolladas por DriveSavers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los descifradores proporcionados por los ciberdelincuentes tambi\u00e9n son poco fiables, especialmente con archivos y bases de datos de gran tama\u00f1o. Las organizaciones que pagan el rescate para obtener un descifrador con frecuencia siguen necesitando despu\u00e9s una recuperaci\u00f3n de datos profesional para obtener un conjunto completo de archivos utilizables, ya que el propio proceso de descifrado deja los datos da\u00f1ados. Y las copias de seguridad inmutables, aunque realmente merecen la inversi\u00f3n, no son infalibles. DriveSavers ha recuperado datos cr\u00edticos en casos en los que un servidor de copias de seguridad comercializado como inmutable hab\u00eda sido eliminado por completo, porque el software que gestionaba esa inmutabilidad hab\u00eda sido, a su vez, comprometido.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En un caso reciente, DriveSavers ayud\u00f3 a una aseguradora a evitar una petici\u00f3n de rescate descrita como del orden de millones de d\u00f3lares, al recuperar todos los datos operativos necesarios a partir de copias de seguridad eliminadas. Los servicios de recuperaci\u00f3n de datos requeridos costaron solo una fracci\u00f3n de esa cantidad. Esto forma parte de un cambio m\u00e1s amplio: las aseguradoras ahora preguntan de forma habitual si la recuperaci\u00f3n de datos es viable antes de autorizar el pago de un rescate, algo que hace unos a\u00f1os no era una pregunta est\u00e1ndar.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506a5a3{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506a5a3{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506a5a3{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506a5a3{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506a5a3{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa506a5a3 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">A veces es posible recuperar los datos sin pagar. <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">No siempre.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pagar un rescate no garantiza que los atacantes entreguen una clave de descifrado funcional, que sus datos vuelvan intactos, ni que los datos robados no acaben apareciendo en otro lugar m\u00e1s adelante.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La afirmaci\u00f3n contraria requiere la misma prudencia, y resulta \u00fatil distinguir entre dos conceptos: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-30 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#3e3d3e!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1785422866332\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 5px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#e31f26;font-size:14px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Definici\u00f3n<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Ransomware Data Recovery Services<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 15px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restaurar o reparar realmente los archivos originales a partir de lo que sobrevivi\u00f3 al ataque, ya sean sistemas de producci\u00f3n, copias de seguridad da\u00f1adas o copias parciales, es lo que hace DriveSavers. Esto es posible en algunos casos y en otros no, dependiendo de la variante de ransomware implicada, de cu\u00e1nta infraestructura de copias de seguridad sobrevivi\u00f3, de si ya existe una herramienta de descifrado publicada para esa variante de malware, y de c\u00f3mo se ejecut\u00f3 el propio ataque.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#3e3d3e!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1785422846849\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 5px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#e31f26;font-size:14px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Definici\u00f3n<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Recuperaci\u00f3n tras un ataque de ransomware<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 15px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>In the broader sense, is better defined as <em>restoration<\/em>. Meaning the organization itself has restored business operations. In cases where the original data genuinely can&#8217;t be recovered, some organizations have to go through the tedious process of data recreation: rebuilding records from connected systems that weren&#8217;t touched, third-party or client-side copies, paper records, or manual reconstruction from transaction logs held elsewhere. That&#8217;s a legal and operational exercise more than a technical one, and it&#8217;s outside DriveSavers Data Recovery&#8217;s specialty, but it&#8217;s a real path, and a failed data recovery attempt shouldn&#8217;t be treated as the end of the road.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776872682847 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antes de tomar cualquier decisi\u00f3n sobre el pago, DriveSavers recomienda incorporar a un equipo de an\u00e1lisis forense digital y respuesta a incidentes, as\u00ed como a un asesor especializado en brechas de datos (breach coach), para evaluar adecuadamente el riesgo general para la organizaci\u00f3n, determinar qu\u00e9 datos se sustrajeron realmente, si incluyen informaci\u00f3n personal o de salud, identificar qu\u00e9 grupo de atacantes es responsable, y valorar si la<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/es-es\/ransomware-data-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recuperaci\u00f3n de datos por ransomware<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> es realmente viable. Nada de esto respalda una regla fija en ning\u00fan sentido, y esa conversaci\u00f3n debe producirse antes de que un plazo de rescate obligue a tomar una decisi\u00f3n, no despu\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506d2d0{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506d2d0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506d2d0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506d2d0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506d2d0{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa506d2d0 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Qu\u00e9 reducir\u00eda realmente <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">el problema<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Algunas de las otras personas citadas junto con Maus plantearon un punto que merece m\u00e1s atenci\u00f3n que el propio debate sobre la prohibici\u00f3n. Gavin Millard, vicepresidente de producto en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenable<\/a>, lo expres\u00f3 con claridad: la pregunta m\u00e1s \u00fatil es c\u00f3mo hacer que el ransomware resulte menos rentable desde el principio. La mayor\u00eda de los ataques siguen explotando vulnerabilidades conocidas y sistemas expuestos, por lo que la gesti\u00f3n de la exposici\u00f3n aporta m\u00e1s beneficios a largo plazo que cualquier pol\u00edtica de pago. Spencer Young, de Delinea, plante\u00f3 un punto relacionado sobre los controles de acceso: limitar los permisos permanentes para que una \u00fanica credencial robada no pueda moverse libremente por una red reduce el da\u00f1o incluso cuando un ataque tiene \u00e9xito.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid vcex-divider-center wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"margin-block-start:20px;margin-inline:5%;border-color:#7a7a7a;\"><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:18px;text-align:center;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element vc_custom_1785433138087\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Maus plante\u00f3 un punto relacionado desde el \u00e1mbito de las pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas. \u201c<em>En lugar de prohibir el pago por un ataque que ya ha tenido lugar<\/em>\u201d, declar\u00f3 al Financial Times, invertir en infraestructura de copias de seguridad subvencionada o en incentivos fiscales para el gasto en ciberseguridad \u201c<em>har\u00eda m\u00e1s por reducir la exposici\u00f3n subyacente<\/em>\u201d. Prevenir la crisis resulta m\u00e1s barato que legislar al respecto despu\u00e9s de que ocurra.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid vcex-divider-center wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"margin-block-end:20px;margin-inline:5%;border-color:#7a7a7a;\"><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En cuanto a la preparaci\u00f3n, las organizaciones que se recuperan m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido suelen haber documentado de antemano d\u00f3nde se almacenan sus copias de seguridad, qu\u00e9 sistemas son cr\u00edticos y a qui\u00e9n llamar, antes de que se produzca un ataque. Esa lista de contactos debe conservarse en un lugar independiente de los servidores principales, para que no quede cifrada junto con todo lo dem\u00e1s, y debe incluir al asesor legal, la aseguradora de ciberseguridad y un servicio de recuperaci\u00f3n de datos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506f1f6{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506f1f6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506f1f6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506f1f6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa506f1f6{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa506f1f6 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Lo que esto significa para <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">usted<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;letter-spacing:var(--wpex-tracking-normal);\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resolver el dilema de si pagar o no una demanda de ransomware nunca es sencillo. Tr\u00e1telo como una decisi\u00f3n con varios factores en juego, y no como una \u00fanica elecci\u00f3n moral: la sensibilidad de los datos, si las copias de seguridad sobrevivieron, qui\u00e9n es el atacante concreto, cu\u00e1l es la exposici\u00f3n legal, y lo realista que resulta en la pr\u00e1ctica la recuperaci\u00f3n de datos. Recurra a ayuda externa cuanto antes, antes de que un plazo de rescate le obligue a decidir, de modo que disponga de m\u00e1s de estos factores, y no de menos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1785414187413 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1760029818507\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element vc_custom_1785435947920\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Si ha sido v\u00edctima de un ataque de ransomware, p\u00f3ngase en contacto con DriveSavers para una consulta gratuita antes de tomar cualquier decisi\u00f3n: <a href=\"tel:18882822227\" target=\"_self\">+1 (888) 282-2227<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lea el informe completo del Financial Times:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<em>Surge in ransomware hacks deepens divide over whether to pay<\/em>\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (puede requerirse suscripci\u00f3n).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-multi-buttons wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-justify-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b6e983d6-ed7e-4d84-bbdb-1faed0650802\" class=\"theme-button flat outline-transparent wpex-text-center vcex-count-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leer el informe completo del Financial Times<\/a><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-top vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column blog-educational-image vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1739319183592\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div 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