RANSOMWARE MITIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD

A system and method for backing up data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving N data segments, the N of data segments together defining first backup data read from a processing device, receiving L data segments, the L data segments together defining second backup data read from the processing device temporally subsequent to the reading of the N data segments, determining if the L data segments comprise ransomware, preventing overwriting of the stored N data segments if the L data segments comprise ransomware, and storing the received L data segments if the L data segments do not comprise ransomware.