A data analysis from Fox-IT, part of NCC Group, offers some best practices for how to minimize the fallout of a ransomware attack. Ransomware has become part of the cost of doing business, and driving down that cost can be the difference between recovery and catastrophe. When negotiation is the only choice, there are strategies to affect the best possible outcome. Targets should ask for more time if they need it, according to the report. The researchers also advised anyone under attack to get the adversaries to switch communications to a secured channel immediately.”]
Source: https://threatpost.com/ransomware-response-data/176360/