Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks
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Application No.: US17149880Application Date: 2021-01-15
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Publication No.: US11893109B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Alex Pientka , Michael Carleton , Adrian T. VanderSpek , Stephen Smith , Luke Makosky , Peter Watkins , Nathaniel W. Turner , Sandra C. Scott , Yee-Ching Chao , Thomas J. Gillispie , William Andrews , David G. Therrien , Jamey C. Poirier , Mark B. Hecker , Andrew H. French
- Applicant: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Marlborough
- Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Marlborough
- Agency: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F21/50
- IPC: G06F21/50 ; G06F21/54 ; G06F11/14 ; G06F21/55 ; G06F21/56 ; G06F21/78
Abstract:
A method, a system, and a computer program product for protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks. A request to modify data stored in a storage system is received. The storage system includes at least one component configured to store the deduplicated data. An acknowledgement of the received request is generated. The acknowledgement indicates that the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request was modified. Modification of the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request for a predetermined period of time is prevented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210224379A1 Protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks Public/Granted day:2021-07-22
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