Considerations
Actively keeping your systems safe
Considerations
Patch vulnerabilities
Paying a ransom does not guarantee recovery
Paying a ransom does not equal instant recovery
Paying a ransom can be a federal offense
Some countries are under sanctions by the U.S. Government, and as a result, paying ransom to cybercriminals from those countries can be a federal offense. On October 1, 2020, an advisory from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) served notice about potential fines for all those involved in aiding payments to attackers from sanctioned countries, which include Russia, North Korea or Iran. Firms that offer ransomware negotiation services and the clients they represent are not exempt from this advisory
Paying cybercriminals strengthens their business model