Ransomware

Researchers Modify Flash-based SSD to Thwart Ransomware Attacks

May 31, 2019 - Researchers from the University of Illinois have modified a flash-based solid-state drive (SSD) to fight ransomware attacks that plague healthcare organizations and other industries. When a file is updated, rather than discarding the old file version immediately, the modified SSD developed by the researchers saves the updated version to a new...

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