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I've grudgingly come around to the notion that there is only one way out of… | |
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@briankrebs Makes sense to me | |
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@briankrebs we need strong government support for cybersecurity, and probably … | |
Post #Acohsby42Quxg26gnA by [email protected] | |
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There are 100 ways the current ransomware problem can and probably will get wor… | |
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@briankrebs IANAL to I don't know, but I've considered the same, and wo… | |
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In the past month, ransomware assholes have shut down emergency rooms at multip… | |
Post #Acoiw2TA3vnSh1qnNQ by [email protected] | |
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@ksaj The insurance market will follow the law. | |
Post #Acoj2gePa7bD3EHb72 by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebsRansomware Douchebags would be a good punk band name. | |
Post #AcojnzCUQr0ABymDIG by [email protected] | |
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@ironiridis @briankrebs that has the opposite of the intended effect, because t… | |
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@ironiridis @briankrebs I'm talking about financial incentives from the att… | |
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@ironiridis @gsuberland There is no security or software or service that can pr… | |
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@ironiridis @briankrebs the other side of the coin, as Brian mentioned, is that… | |
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I really admire what Bruce Schneier has said about the pay-or-not-pay debacle t… | |
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@briankrebs I think outlawing cryptocurrency would have a better chance of bein… | |
Post #AcokBlnfuCZTa9Vitc by [email protected] | |
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@beeoproblem Haha! I wish I shared your optimism. But of the two options, passi… | |
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@ironiridis @briankrebs insuring ransom payments doesn't solve that though.… | |
Post #AcokqwGzs8Nbw6rAuG by [email protected] | |
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@ironiridis @gsuberland Not long after George W. Bush was elected for the secon… | |
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@ironiridis @briankrebs the key disconnect here is that "some companies ar… | |
Post #AcomBg5hKfUvmd1aW8 by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs According to Citizens United, Org A can pay Org B for ransomware vi… | |
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@briankrebs Unless there are more than fines for companies, a company will say,… | |
Post #Acon1UlEhbErhbA7CS by [email protected] | |
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@vnangia Making it illegal will not prevent victims from paying. That is true. … | |
Post #Acoo5SyRO80XGwnPcG by [email protected] | |
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In re the idea of how this could all get a lot worse....10 years ago, if a comp… | |
Post #AcooJqQF0Kf63Beh9M by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs I can't discuss specifics but I was an observer to two very lar… | |
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@DeweyOxberger I really can't argue with your point. I've been saying f… | |
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@kurtseifried Perhaps. But if these things came to pass, they would probably fo… | |
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In re the "how ransomware could possibly get worse" response, I have … | |
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@briankrebs Only for corporations over a certain size though - because otherwis… | |
Post #AcorBTi5rZfr9jhxSq by [email protected] | |
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@felix Or maybe as part of the new law, you require companies to notify some go… | |
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@briankrebs the second case is why EHR is one of the few good uses for blockcha… | |
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@briankrebs Liability for insecure software might be helpful. At the moment the… | |
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@dangillmor God bless you, Dan, but I feel like that ship sailed years ago. We … | |
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Yes, according to the U.S. Treasury Dept., it is forbidden to send money to ran… | |
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@briankrebs Someone would do that? A criminal would just lie on the internet? | |
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@briankrebs Would we still have as much ransomware without crypto? I feel like … | |
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@MrNuclearMonster Good luck with that. You can go over, around, below or throug… | |
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@vnangia In any case, you don't need to go after the little guy to make an … | |
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@briankrebs we could start with making it illegal for government organizations … | |
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@briankrebs Are you assuming that by making ransom payment illegal they will in… | |
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@fool @briankrebs if shutting down for a week is cheaper than paying a ransom a… | |
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@theothersimo @fool oh the deterrent goes well beyond a fine. Violators are not… | |
Post #AcozeBeirovHC0Kcme by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs Instead how about make not having backups* illegal**?* where backup… | |
Post #AcozeBiyc0KFPCK1Pk by [email protected] | |
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@dalias For most organizations, the presence of backups is a non-starter when i… | |
Post #Acp39yblDIndr3nQLw by [email protected] | |
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@versed_perception Sorry, hard disagree here. Cyber insurance can't fix thi… | |
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@briankrebs Isn’t it already illegal to hold someone to ransom? Why can’t t… | |
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@gadgetgav @briankrebs I'd ban crypto before telling ransomware victims the… | |
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@buermann @gadgetgav Banning crypto sounds like a nice idea, but it's a tad… | |
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@briankrebs This is like farting in an elevator - wrong on many levels. | |
Post #Acq1texcaZGNURdYSu by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs normalize shutting down vulnerable services and devices. Force devi… | |
Post #Acq2IyEY4M4kVIcjBI by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs can Bitcoin somehow be made to be traceable? | |
Post #AcqEtUNdE31M4z3Hpg by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs I think there are technical solutions: https://www.darkreading.com/… | |
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@briankrebs What do we think of the whole industry built around negotiation? ht… | |
Post #AcrwRme4JTLFlDId7I by [email protected] | |
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@landley @dangillmor Every time the issue of software liability comes up, someo… | |
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@briankrebs @ironiridis @gsuberland I think you mean George W. Bush. | |
Post #AcrwWdt2IxAC2ncKjg by [email protected] | |
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@Granneman @ironiridis @gsuberland indeed, thanks. | |
Post #AcrxDca32MTGReEIdM by [email protected] | |
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@briankrebs I wish people would just make fucking backups. | |
Post #AcwySzXN2PG3jTfb3A by [email protected] | |
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@antijingoist @idlestate There is no way to unilaterally or even partially incr… | |
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I mean, why shouldn't we count on more organizations just observing best pr… | |
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@briankrebs even Skeletor agrees - fining companies for incidents (ransomware o… | |
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@briankrebs What gets me is that organizations have no more secure alternative … | |
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@briankrebs updating and patching is almost impossible these days. I can list… |