University pays $20,000 to ransomware hackers
Why openly announce that you&#x27;re paying the ransom?<p>Here&#x27;s some major disadvantages that I can think of:<p>1. Announces to world that you have poor security&#x2F;backup practices which encourages more attacks against you<p>2. Announces to world that making and distributing ransomware is good business which encourages more attacks against everyone<p>I understand that public institutions needs financial transparency in order to be accountable to the public. But the nature of this isn&#x27;t any different from, for example, a basement flooded due to poor design and required $20,000 to fix. Someone screwed up, and it cost the university $20,000. Let&#x27;s just pay the money, fix the problem, and take steps to make sure it doesn&#x27;t happen again. No need to call up the local paper about it and make it a story.