Re:80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
by denton-scratch on Friday June 18, 2021 @04:20PM
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"“Never negotiate with terrorists” is a simple and clear mantra, and as most clear and simple concepts it hides a lot of assumptions"
The word 'terrorists', for one. It's mostly used to mean 'my opponents' these days.
What we are facing with ransomware is not insurrectionists or protestors, but gangsters. They make their living by stealing from people, cheating them, and threatening them. Many insurrectionists are honourable people that you can safely make a deal with. There is no gangster with that property.
Take backups, test the recovery procedure, don't make bargains with gangsters.
The word 'terrorists', for one. It's mostly used to mean 'my opponents' these days.
What we are facing with ransomware is not insurrectionists or protestors, but gangsters. They make their living by stealing from people, cheating them, and threatening them. Many insurrectionists are honourable people that you can safely make a deal with. There is no gangster with that property.
Take backups, test the recovery procedure, don't make bargains with gangsters.