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What’s a ransomware negotiator?

August 19, 2024 Economics, Science and Technology, Think

Journalist Amanda Chicago Lewis joins host Krys Boyd to discuss this brand-new profession that is both an art and a science, how they negotiate with hackers and how to avoid falling victim to your own data being breached.

The Reality Of Ransomware

May 16, 2019 Current Events, Economics, Global Issues, Science and Technology

ProPublica technology reporter Renee Dudley explains how these attacks work, how firms can sometimes recover the stolen data, and how sometimes the solution is just to pay up.