Researchers Discover SSD NAND Flash Vulnerability That Forces Data Corruption

Researchers Discover SSD NAND Flash Vulnerability That Forces Data Corruption-Hothardware.com

@tilleroftheearth +++

"While the threat of such attacks right now is minimal, realities like this should act as fuel to inspire more people to make sure that their data is being safely backed up. Storing data on a network share (eg: NAS), external media, or even a cloud service could make attacks like these more of an annoyance than a disaster."

 

This is just another vector from the whole gamut of 'I lost my data' club which gets more and more members each day.

Just like the article said: a NAS (and I use multiple; at multiple locations) is your best bet. Mostly nobody needs to touch one (except for a disk failure warning) and it could be hidden safely away as long as it could connect to your network. That one point is what makes it vital in today's world.

If you create data: you need a NAS solution (with 'cloud' being a distant last).

 

There is no "I lost my data" club

There is only the "I didn't backup" club

 

The "I didn't backup" club is just a subset of the "I lost my data" club.

If you don't backup (the same data) to at least two different devices to at least two different (physical) locations (including the original data...) then you're still eligible for membership in the "I lost my data" club.

The worst examples being?

Uhm, yeah...