Implementing multi-party authorizations to thwart a ransomware attack

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause acts comprising:

• storing a data item in a storage system, wherein the data item is protected using a role-based security control;
• identifying a possible ransomware attack on the data item in the storage system, wherein the storage system is associated with a snapshot and the snapshot is protected using a second role-based security control;
• and
• in response to at least identifying the possible ransomware attack, enforcing a multi-party authorization rule to protect a version of the snapshot.

A method, comprising:

• storing a data item in a storage system, wherein the data item is protected using a role-based security control;
• identifying a possible ransomware attack on the data item in the storage system, wherein the storage system is associated with a snapshot and the snapshot is protected using a second role-based security control;
• and
• in response to at least identifying the possible ransomware attack, enforcing a multi-party authorization rule to protect a version of the snapshot.

A system, comprising:

• a storage medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions;
• and
• a processor that executes the sequence of instructions to cause acts comprising,
• storing a data item in a storage system, wherein the data item is protected using a role-based security control;
• identifying a possible ransomware attack on the data item in the storage system, wherein the storage system is associated with a snapshot and the snapshot is protected using a second role-based security control;
• and
• in response to at least identifying the possible ransomware attack, enforcing a multi-party authorization rule to protect a version of the snapshot.