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Re:Confessions of a Ransomware Negotiator by teddyh on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @12:07PM (#28526851)
> What else can they do?

They can take the hit and live without their data, thereby making the world safer for the rest of us. Focusing only on their own personal problem is the definition of selfishness.

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Re:Confessions of a Ransomware Negotiator by marcos100 on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:20PM (#28528626)
Would you let your company that earns millions for a ransomware that is asking tens of thousands of dollars?
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Re:Confessions of a Ransomware Negotiator by m-p-3 on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @04:03PM (#28530297)
If your company that owns millions doesn't have a backup of the mission-critical data somewhere, you have a bigger problem.
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Re:Confessions of a Ransomware Negotiator by rexer on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:38PM (#28532465)
No. In that moment your biggest problem is that all your data is inaccessible. That you don’t have backups reduces options since it precludes that solution, but another one exists: pay the ransom.
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