Which two features will protect the company from this breach in the future?

A company experienced a recent security breach that encrypted data and deleted Snapshot copies.

Which two features will protect the company from this breach in the future? (Choose two.)
A . SnapLock
B . Data Lock
C . Snapshot technology
D . multi-admin verification

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Answer: A, D

Explanation:

To prevent security breaches like the one experienced by the company, where data was encrypted and Snapshot copies were deleted, two features are essential:

SnapLock (A): SnapLock is a feature that provides write once, read many (WORM) protection for files. It prevents the deletion or modification of critical files or snapshots within a specified retention period, even by an administrator. This feature would have protected the company’s Snapshot copies by locking them, making it impossible to delete or alter them, thus preventing data loss during a ransomware attack.

Multi-Admin Verification (D): This feature requires approval from multiple administrators before critical operations, such as deleting Snapshots or making changes to protected data, can proceed. By requiring verification from multiple trusted individuals, it greatly reduces the risk of unauthorized or malicious actions being taken by a single user, thereby providing an additional layer of security.

While Snapshot technology (C) helps with regular backups, it doesn’t protect against deliberate deletion, and Data Lock (B) is not a NetApp-specific feature for protecting against such breaches.