Back a while ago, I remember reading about someone who was infected with some kind of virus/malware/ransomware that was smart enough to recognize the TSM client and deleted the TSM backups as well as erasing the system. >From then on, our default has always been BACKUPDEL=NO and ARCHIVEDEL=NO except for TDP/SQL/ORACLE backups which require it since the TDP is really just a transport/storage mechanism for the DB to use and manage it's own backups.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 4:54 AM Loon, Eric van (ITOP NS) - KLM < eric-van.l...@klm.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I read more and more about ransomware which is capable of encrypting data > and at the same time deleting backup data. That's why I would like to set > BACKDEL=NO on all nodes, wherever possible. I know the Data Protection for > SQL client requires BACKDEL=YES to function properly, but are there any > other Data Protection clients which require this parameter to be set to > YES? We are using DP for SQL, Oracle, Lotus Notes and SAP (which uses > ARCHDEL=YES). > Thanks for any help in advance! > > Kind regards, > Eric van Loon > Air France/KLM Storage & Backup > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If > you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or > any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other > action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may > be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the > sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > -- *Zoltan Forray* Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator VMware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ <https://adminmicro2.questionpro.com>
