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AnswerSmall,Targeted Ransomware Attacks Emerge Pin
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lopatir24-Dec-17 3:54
lopatir24-Dec-17 3:54 
That makes no sense at all in so many situations.

These days companies have contracts to deliver, and even contracts to receive. If their data gets locked up they will be in deep sh*t from both sides, not just termination of contracts but probably fines on top of that to boot. It's not like in IT a small project that get's delayed a week, it's contracted fulfilment to customers and suppliers - they can't say "we'll get it to you next week," because it'll cost them their entire business.

The fault lies in putting corporate networks on the internet. Once upon a time in networking classes they used to talk about subnets, private subnets, with defined interfaces that protected their core data (sometimes only connected by a physical data transport). Along came the "access anywhere/anytime" and "the cloud" and in their infinite stupidity the network admins threw private subnetting out the window (and any smidgen of physical separation) in favour of using software access control and encryption..., soft separation, and being soft too damn easy to punch holes through it.

Anyway back to the real world, the business of doing business: 2 choices, pay the ransom, take the hit but keep their customers/suppliers, or your words of wisdom: "Stop. Paying. Ransoms" and go out of business, tell the owners they are now bankrupt and owe millions in fines, and tell the employees they don't have a job any more.

And whose to blame? IT, 100% IT. Crap network admin together with poorly designed access (including the applications that seem to need access made simple & easy).

As the article says the attackers are getting smarter, more surgical in who, what and when the attack, they will know when it matters most (i.e. just about to fulfil a large contracted order...)

"Stop. Paying. Ransoms" - will become even more "not an option."
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