By: Andrew Hay Posted 9/22/2014
Dark Reading Editor Tim Wilson raises an interesting question in a recent comment on Sara Peters’ blog, CryptoWall More Pervasive, Less Profitable Than CryptoLocker:
I'm interested to hear what security professionals advise when faced with ransomware infections such as those outlined in the story. Are there situations when they should consider paying the ransom? What are the implications for their data if they call in law enforcement? Is this something an enterprise can set a policy on, or is it really decided on a case-by-case basis?
When faced with ransomware infections, people need to know their options. As with any attack, it’s better to learn your technological limitations before you get infected. For the enterprise, security professionals should educate themselves (and users) about the current state of ransomware and consider steps to prevent and quickly remediate infections. But the truth is, for practically everybody, we’re mostly on our own when it comes to dealing with the ransomware problem.
DarkReading/ full article here/ http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/the-truth-about-ransomware-youre-on-your-own/a/d-id/1315927?
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