There is insurance for ransomware. Most companies I know, has bought it (surprisingly popular). I'm not surprised that the companies would be willing to pay

Given tech companies are downscaling and blackhat llms are now a thing, I clearly picked the wrong career path.

In some countries, it is a criminal-offense to pay criminals, to provide profit to crime.

How selectively-peculiar that that law isn't being applied when people pay ransomwere-gangs..

Hmm...

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Companies should tie CISO contracts to ransomware payouts.

We'd instantly have better protection AND make it financially unviable for future attacks as the CISO's would have to pay out from their own wages.