Paying Ransoms: More Cons Than Pros
Gartner's Avivah Litan on Mitigating Ransomware Attack Risks
August 27, 2018
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About this episode
The March SamSam ransomware attack in Atlanta is reported to have cost the city $17 million to resolve. The attackers had asked for a $51,000 bitcoin ransom, which the city refused to pay. But Gartner Research analyst Avivah Litan stresses that paying ransoms has more cons than pros.