There’s nothing worse than paying criminals. And paying a ransom for data is just that—paying criminals for a criminal act. All you get out of the payment is access to your data. It doesn’t fix the vulnerability or the root problem. Let the record reflect that the FBI does not recommend paying ransoms to cybercriminals. It is being reported that companies are paying ransom at a faster rate than ever before. Part of the reason for the payments is a response to the experiences of others, including the City of Baltimore, which expended far more resources in recovering from its ransomware attack than the amount requested ... (full story)