To pay or not to pay?
The ransomware situation is not improving at all.
It has definitely come to stay with us.
The numbers increase at every moment and are really alarming.
In recent years, Ransomware generated a gross annual income of $35 million per Ransomware per campaign.
In this article, we will start by looking at the pros and cons of paying the requested bailout.
Do I have to pay or not?
Beyond that, in many places, the recommendation is not to pay, not ever!
We will leave the door open for each one to make his own decision.
Here are some considerations to take into account to make the decision:
Why pay?
First, we must double-check criminals can actually decrypt your files.
So double-check you might do it before you pay.
In addition, bitcoins will not be available at the published reference price.
Why not pay
There are many reasons not to pay.
You leave a mark for the next attack.
Also, there is no way to prevent attackers from demanding more money.
Are you willing to finance this new market?
Prevent a Ransomware infection and you will not have to face the difficult decision to pay a ransom.
And to prevent Ransomware you have to develop a layered-oriented security.
Each layer of your security plan must be able to defend your organization for one or more attack vectors.
And there is no magic layer.
There is not a silver bullet.
Security is not an isolated solution.
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