{"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\/nb-no\/press-coverage\/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-drivesavers-weighs-in-after-being-quoted-in-the-financial-times\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c5 betale eller ikke betale: DriveSavers gir sitt syn etter \u00e5 ha blitt sitert i 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_6a6bfa4fed324{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fed324{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fed324{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fed324{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1785411118980 vcex_6a6bfa4fed324\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">\u00c5 betale eller ikke betale: DriveSavers gir sitt syn etter \u00e5 ha blitt sitert i 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_6a6bfa4fedd12 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_6a6bfa4fedd12\"><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>Antall bekreftede ofre for l\u00f8sepengevirus \u00f8kte med 389 % fra \u00e5r til \u00e5r i 2025, fra rundt 1 600 i 2024 til 7 831 globalt. Nesten halvparten av de rammede selskapene ender opp med \u00e5 betale. Dette er statistikken bak debatten som Financial Times nylig ba DriveSavers ta stilling til: b\u00f8r betaling av l\u00f8sepenger rett og slett forbys?<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e5rt svar var at det er komplisert. Her \u00f8nsker vi \u00e5 forklare dette mer inng\u00e5ende enn det en nyhetsartikkel gir rom for, og vise hvordan denne kompleksiteten faktisk arter seg sett fra innsiden av en datagjenopprettingssak etter l\u00f8sepengevirus.<\/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_6a6bfa4feecdd{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_6a6bfa4feecdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Les hele artikkelen fra 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_6a6bfa4fefeb7{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fefeb7{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fefeb7{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fefeb7{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4fefeb7{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa4fefeb7 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Argumentene for og imot <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">et fullstendig forbud<\/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;\">Den britiske regjeringen jobber videre med planer om \u00e5 innf\u00f8re et fullstendig forbud mot \u00e5 betale l\u00f8sepenger for offentlige virksomheter og akt\u00f8rer innen kritisk nasjonal infrastruktur, inkludert NHS, lokale myndigheter og skoler. Dette er et alvorlig svar p\u00e5 et alvorlig problem. De fleste ofre for l\u00f8sepengevirus er sm\u00e5 og mellomstore bedrifter, ikke operat\u00f8rer av kritisk infrastruktur. Et forbud rettet mot akt\u00f8rer innen kritisk infrastruktur rammer derfor bare en liten andel av det totale antallet angrep, og vil trolig i seg selv gj\u00f8re lite for \u00e5 redusere det samlede omfanget av l\u00f8sepengevirus-kriminalitet.<\/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, senior trusselforsker hos <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelone.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SentinelOne<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, har et strengere syn p\u00e5 betaling generelt. \u00ab<em>\u00c5 betale utpressende trusselakt\u00f8rer styrker bare \u00f8kosystemet og akt\u00f8rene som muliggj\u00f8r det<\/em>\u00bb, sa han til Financial Times. Angripere kan ikke stoles p\u00e5 n\u00e5r det gjelder \u00e5 slette stj\u00e5lne data, og gjentatt utpressing skjer ofte nok til at han anser betaling som et nettotap selv n\u00e5r det tilsynelatende fungerer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DriveSavers er i prinsippet ikke uenig i noe av dette. V\u00e5r bekymring gjelder hva som skjer n\u00e5r et betalingsforbud er innf\u00f8rt, men gjenoppretting av kritiske data som kreves for \u00e5 gjenopprette driften, ikke er gjennomf\u00f8rbar. \u00ab<em>Situasjoner er nesten alltid mer nyanserte enn det et forbud tar h\u00f8yde for<\/em>\u00bb, sa Maus til Financial Times. Ta for eksempel et vannverk eller en regional str\u00f8mleverand\u00f8r. Hvis et angrep tar systemene deres offline, en l\u00f8sepengebetaling er forbudt, og det ikke finnes noen teknisk vei til \u00e5 gjenopprette driften, er det ikke hackerne eller politikerne bak forbudet som mister vann eller str\u00f8m; det er kundene. Betalingsforbud gir mening n\u00e5r den rammede organisasjonen har et reelt alternativ for \u00e5 sikre kritiske systemer og gjenopprette driftsdata. Som Maus sa: \u00ab<em>Et generelt forbud, uten et slikt alternativ p\u00e5 plass, kan for\u00e5rsake mer skade enn det forhindrer.<\/em>\u00bb<\/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\">Det finnes allerede en test-case for dette. North Carolina forb\u00f8d l\u00f8sepengebetalinger for offentlige etater i 2021, og Florida fulgte etter i 2022. Ingen av forbudene ser ut til \u00e5 ha hatt en vesentlig avskrekkende effekt p\u00e5 kriminell aktivitet i noen av delstatene. Haydn Brooks, administrerende direkt\u00f8r i <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/riskledger.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Risk Ledger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, tok opp et beslektet poeng i samme artikkel: hvis offentlige organer ikke kan betale, vil kriminelle grupper trolig vende seg mot mindre regulerte m\u00e5l i privat sektor, og forsikringsselskaper kan svare med \u00e5 utelukke l\u00f8sepengeutbetalinger helt, noe som igjen vil presse premiene opp. <\/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_6a6bfa4ff21dc{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff21dc{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff21dc{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff21dc{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff21dc{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa4ff21dc translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Hva <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">loven<\/span><\/strong> sier <\/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;\">Her b\u00f8r en misforst\u00e5else rettes opp, i det minste i henhold til amerikansk lov. \u00c5 betale l\u00f8sepenger er ikke i seg selv ulovlig etter amerikansk f\u00f8deral lov. I USA er den eneste f\u00f8derale juridiske hindringen for betaling OFACs sanksjonsliste. Hvis angriperen er en sanksjonert gruppe, person eller stat, er betalingen ulovlig. Utover dette finnes det ikke noe landsdekkende forbud mot at private organisasjoner betaler, selv om North Carolina og Florida har forbudt sine egne offentlige etater \u00e5 gj\u00f8re det. Dette har ikke avskrekket angrep mot kommuner. Hver delstat og hvert amerikanske territorium har sine egne krav til rapportering av datainnbrudd, og disse gjelder uavhengig av om det er betalt l\u00f8sepenger eller ikke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dette skillet endrer det egentlige sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5let de fleste bedrifter st\u00e5r overfor. Det handler sjelden om lovlighet. Det handler om hvorvidt betaling er riktig avgj\u00f8relse, gitt dataene som er involvert, kundene som er ber\u00f8rt, og de faktiske sjansene for \u00e5 komme seg etter angrepet.<\/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;\">Det juridiske bildet ser annerledes ut andre steder. Storbritannia, Australia og andre jurisdiksjoner der DriveSavers opererer, vurderer eller h\u00e5ndhever allerede egne restriksjoner, s\u00e5 organisasjoner utenfor USA b\u00f8r ikke anta at amerikanske regler gjelder for dem.<\/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_6a6bfa4ff4124{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff4124{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff4124{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff4124{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa4ff4124{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa4ff4124 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Hvordan datagjenoppretting etter l\u00f8sepengevirus <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">faktisk<\/span><\/strong> ser ut<\/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;\">Sakene DriveSavers arbeider med, har en struktur som ikke var like konsekvent for noen \u00e5r tilbake. F\u00f8r angriperne krypterer systemene, skader eller sletter de n\u00e5 backup-infrastrukturen: Veeam backup-repositorier, Hyper-V-verter og VMware ESXi-verter er gode eksempler p\u00e5 dette. Omtrent halvparten av sakene med datagjenoppretting etter l\u00f8sepengevirus som DriveSavers har h\u00e5ndtert de siste to \u00e5rene, involverte angripere som spesifikt gikk etter Veeam-backuper f\u00f8r de r\u00f8rte de prim\u00e6re serverne. Veeam er den ledende backup-plattformen for virtualiserte milj\u00f8er, med rundt 550 000 kunder verden over, og mange IT-team er ikke klar over at slettede eller skadede Veeam-backupfiler ofte likevel kan gjenopprettes med de propriet\u00e6re gjenopprettingsverkt\u00f8yene og -teknikkene som DriveSavers har utviklet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dekrypteringsverkt\u00f8y levert av angriperne er ogs\u00e5 up\u00e5litelige, spesielt for store filer og databaser. Organisasjoner som betaler l\u00f8sepenger for \u00e5 f\u00e5 et dekrypteringsverkt\u00f8y, har ofte fortsatt behov for profesjonell datagjenoppretting etterp\u00e5 for \u00e5 f\u00e5 et komplett sett med brukbare filer, fordi selve dekrypteringsprosessen etterlater dataene skadet. Og uforanderlige (immutable) sikkerhetskopier er, selv om de virkelig er verdt investeringen, ikke feilsikre. DriveSavers har gjenopprettet kritiske data i tilfeller der en backupserver som ble markedsf\u00f8rt som uforanderlig, var blitt slettet fullstendig, fordi programvaren som administrerte denne uforanderligheten selv var blitt kompromittert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I et nylig oppdrag hjalp DriveSavers et forsikringsselskap med \u00e5 unng\u00e5 et l\u00f8sepengekrav beskrevet som \u00e5 ligge i millionklassen, ved \u00e5 gjenopprette alle n\u00f8dvendige driftsdata fra slettede sikkerhetskopier. De n\u00f8dvendige datagjenopprettingstjenestene kostet bare en br\u00f8kdel av det bel\u00f8pet. Dette er del av en bredere endring: forsikringsselskaper sp\u00f8r n\u00e5 rutinemessig om datagjenoppretting er gjennomf\u00f8rbart f\u00f8r de godkjenner en l\u00f8sepengebetaling, noe som ikke var et standardsp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l for noen \u00e5r siden.<\/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_6a6bfa5000f4d{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5000f4d{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5000f4d{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5000f4d{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5000f4d{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa5000f4d translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Gjenoppretting er noen ganger mulig uten \u00e5 betale. <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Men ikke alltid.<\/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;\">\u00c5 betale l\u00f8sepenger garanterer ikke at angriperne overleverer en fungerende dekrypteringsn\u00f8kkel, at dataene kommer tilbake intakte, eller at stj\u00e5lne data ikke likevel dukker opp et annet sted senere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Den motsatte p\u00e5standen krever like stor forsiktighet, og det er nyttig \u00e5 skille mellom to begreper: <\/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>Definisjon<\/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;\">\u00c5 faktisk gjenopprette eller reparere de originale filene fra det som overlevde angrepet \u2013 enten det er produksjonssystemer, skadede sikkerhetskopier eller delvise kopier \u2013 er det DriveSavers gj\u00f8r. Dette er noen ganger mulig og noen ganger ikke, avhengig av hvilken l\u00f8sepengevirus-variant det er tale om, hvor mye av backup-infrastrukturen som overlevde, om det allerede finnes et publisert dekrypteringsverkt\u00f8y for den aktuelle skadevare-varianten, og hvordan angrepet selv ble utf\u00f8rt.<\/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>Definisjon<\/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 Recovery<\/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\">F\u00f8r en betalingsbeslutning tas, anbefaler DriveSavers \u00e5 involvere et team for digital etterforskning og hendelsesrespons, samt en breach coach, for \u00e5 vurdere den samlede risikoen for organisasjonen p\u00e5 riktig m\u00e5te, fastsl\u00e5 hvilke data som faktisk ble tatt, om det involverer person- eller helseopplysninger, identifisere hvilken angrepsgruppe som er ansvarlig, og unders\u00f8ke om<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/nb-no\/ransomware-data-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">datagjenoppretting etter l\u00f8sepengevirus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> er realistisk mulig. Ingenting av dette st\u00f8tter en fast regel i noen retning, og denne samtalen b\u00f8r skje f\u00f8r en l\u00f8sepengefrist tvinger frem en beslutning, ikke etterp\u00e5.<\/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_6a6bfa5003c0c{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5003c0c{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5003c0c{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5003c0c{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa5003c0c{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa5003c0c translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Hva som faktisk <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">ville redusert problemet<\/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\">Noen av de andre personene som ble sitert sammen med Maus, tok opp et poeng som fortjener mer oppmerksomhet enn selve debatten om forbudet. Gavin Millard, VP of product hos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenable<\/a>, uttrykte det tydelig: det mer nyttige sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5let er hvordan man gj\u00f8r l\u00f8sepengevirus mindre l\u00f8nnsomt fra starten av. De fleste angrep utnytter fortsatt kjente s\u00e5rbarheter og eksponerte systemer, s\u00e5 eksponeringsh\u00e5ndtering gir mer langsiktig nytte enn noen betalingspolicy. Spencer Young hos Delinea tok opp et relatert poeng om tilgangskontroll: \u00e5 begrense faste tillatelser slik at en enkelt stj\u00e5let legitimasjon ikke kan bevege seg fritt gjennom et nettverk, reduserer skaden selv n\u00e5r et angrep lykkes.<\/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 tok opp et beslektet poeng fra et politisk perspektiv. \u00ab<em>I stedet for \u00e5 forby betaling for et angrep som allerede har skjedd<\/em>\u00bb, sa han til Financial Times, ville investeringer i subsidiert backup-infrastruktur eller skatteinsentiver for cybersikkerhetsutgifter \u00ab<em>gj\u00f8re mer for \u00e5 redusere den underliggende s\u00e5rbarheten<\/em>\u00bb. \u00c5 forebygge krisen er billigere enn \u00e5 lovregulere den i etterkant.<\/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;\">N\u00e5r det gjelder beredskap, har organisasjonene som kommer seg raskest p\u00e5 beina igjen, som regel allerede dokumentert hvor sikkerhetskopiene deres oppbevares, hvilke systemer som er kritiske, og hvem de skal kontakte, f\u00f8r et angrep i det hele tatt skjer. Denne kontaktlisten b\u00f8r oppbevares atskilt fra de prim\u00e6re serverne, slik at den ikke blir kryptert sammen med alt annet, og den b\u00f8r inkludere juridisk r\u00e5dgiver, cyberforsikringsselskapet og en datagjenopprettingstjeneste.<\/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_6a6bfa50058e7{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa50058e7{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa50058e7{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa50058e7{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a6bfa50058e7{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_6a6bfa50058e7 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Hva dette betyr for <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">deg<\/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;\">\u00c5 l\u00f8se dilemmaet om hvorvidt man skal betale et l\u00f8sepengekrav er aldri enkelt. Behandle det som en beslutning basert p\u00e5 flere faktorer, ikke som ett enkelt moralsk valg: hvor sensitive dataene er, om sikkerhetskopiene overlevde, hvem den konkrete angriperen er, hvordan den juridiske eksponeringen ser ut, og hvor realistisk datagjenoppretting faktisk er. Hent inn ekstern hjelp tidlig, f\u00f8r en l\u00f8sepengefrist tvinger frem en avgj\u00f8relse, slik at du har flere av disse faktorene \u00e5 jobbe med, ikke f\u00e6rre.<\/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>Hvis du har blitt rammet av et l\u00f8sepengevirusangrep, ta kontakt med DriveSavers for en gratis konsultasjon f\u00f8r du tar noen beslutninger: <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\">Les hele rapporten fra Financial Times:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00ab<em>Surge in ransomware hacks deepens divide over whether to pay<\/em>\u00bb<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (abonnement kan v\u00e6re n\u00f8dvendig).<\/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\">Les hele rapporten fra 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 class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 70px\"><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><strong>Relaterte innlegg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/nb-no\/press-coverage\/drivesavers-new-yorker-full-article\/\">DriveSavers omtalt i The New Yorker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/nb-no\/press-coverage\/drivesavers-featured-in-kqed-forum-when-your-devices-fritz\/\">KQED Forum presenterer DriveSavers i \u00abN\u00e5r enhetene dine svikter og det digitale livet ditt g\u00e5r tapt. Hva n\u00e5?\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/nb-no\/blog\/a-vanishing-act-when-data-disappears-in-the-age-of-ai\/\">Et forsvinningsnummer: nettangrep og datatap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/nb-no\/blog\/pre-incident-planning-5-things-to-document-in-an-incident-response-plan\/\">Planlegging f\u00f8r en hendelse: 5 ting som b\u00f8r dokumenteres i en hendelsesh\u00e5ndteringsplan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quoted in the Financial Times, DriveSavers explains why blanket ransomware payment bans can backfire, and what years of ransomware data recovery casework 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