Ransom payment after ransomware attacks: Yes or no?

“Governments around the world are near-unanimous in their policy toward terrorist hostage takers — no negotiation. The rationale is obvious. If terrorists know governments are willing to have a conversation on acceding to their demands, that could open the floodgates for copycat attacks. Therefore, at least in public, the stance is no compromise. That said, this public position is not always consistent with what governments do behind the curtains. Several nations have been accused of using proxies to secretly pay ransoms in return for their citizens’ safe release. The ransom dilemma is one faced by organizations that find themselves crippled by a ransomware attack. Paying a ransom doesn’t seem legal or ethical. But you may have to contemplate it if that becomes the only thing you can do to regain access to your systems and data in time — and save your business from ruin.” – read more at TechGenix!