How Safe Are Chromebooks From Ransomware
Ransomware works by encrypting the local storage on your device to make it inaccessible. Chromebooks store most of their data on the cloud, and are hence relatively safe from encryption attacks. The local Downloads folder could, in theory, be vulnerable to encryption. It is hence recommended to have a back-up of your Downloads folder, or better still, store all your Downloads on the cloud directly. However, Google Drive files are also stored locally on your Chromebook, and are synced to the cloud regularly....