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Re:Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attac... by samstave on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:40PM (#27373752)
>"insure against complete destruction of a given business."

Isnt that what fire/flood insurance is for?

Re:Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attac... by OminousWeapons on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:50PM (#27373856)
Fire and flood insurance protect against discrete or regional risks whereas ransomware will potentially disrupt operations globally, and actually most private insurers won't offer flood insurance to large swaths of the US because the risk has been deemed to be too high. The US gov insures against coastal flooding at GREAT expense to the tax payer.
Re:Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attac... by detaro on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:53PM (#27373890)
I wonder what the biggest company is that's totally dependent on a single location (or locations in the same flood zone) and at the same time is usefully insured against such destruction.
Re:Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attac... by samstave on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @08:57PM (#27375920)
Ports?

Take out a port, and screw an entire region.