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Ransomware Rampage: Expert Reveals Surge in Cyber Extortion and the Tough Choices for Victims
Facing ransomware’s wrath? Drew Schmitt, ace negotiator, unveils the murky underworld of cyber extortion and why a payment ban won’t simply solve the crisis. Laughing in the face of digital danger, he argues for a multi-layered defense. Watch him wrangle with the web’s wildest! #RansomwareRealityCheck
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Oh, ransomware, the boogeyman of the cyber world, reaching new heights of notoriety! It's like the gangs have hit the cybercrime jackpot, and their list of victims is like a who's who of the "we didn't back up our data" club. Meanwhile, Drew Schmitt, the ransom whisperer, is out there chatting up digital mobsters, trying to make the online streets safer—one encrypted file at a time. And as for the payment ban debate, it seems the feds think that paying ransoms is as useful as giving cough syrup to a computer virus. Spoiler alert: it doesn't work.Already a member? Log in here