Organizations are wise to understand their cyber policies well ahead of a breach and have a strong cyber risk management strategy in place that balances a realistic role for the insurance policy against the organization's mitigation practices. Organizations are wise to understand their cyber policies well ahead of a breach and have a strong cyber risk management strategy in place that balances a realistic role for the insurance policy against the organization's mitigation practices. (Photo: Melinda Nagy/Adobe Stock)

A ransomware demand is enough to give any company executive heartburn as the decision of whether or not to pay the ransom is considered. Part 1 of this two-part series highlighted three factors to consider as part of the decision to pay: what has been compromised, what will the downtime cost the company and was personally identifiable information affected? However, there are several other issues to consider before making a final determination on whether or not to pay a ransom.

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