CSO Salted Hash

Feb 20, 2018

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Do you pay the ransom? Calculating the risks | Salted Hash Ep 19

Robert Gibbons, CTO at Datta, joins host Steve Ragan to talk about why companies pay out ransoms, the role of incident response plans and continuity strategies, and how companies weigh the risks. Watch Now ▶

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