Bad news — paying a ransomware demand might cause hackers to come back and ask for more
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Once you pay, you’ve proven you’re both vulnerable and willing — that’s a customer profile, not closure. Boards should treat ransomware playbooks as a core governance item this quarter: backups, segmentation, and a pre-agreed stance on payment, not ad hoc crisis decisions.
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