Ransomware: To Pay or Not To Pay? with Amitabh Sinha

Ransomware may not be on your machines due to your negligence or
mistakes. It could be there because of third-party software you
are utilizing. Do you know what to do if this happens to
you? 


Today’s guest is Amitabh Sinha. Amitabh has a PhD in Computer
Science and more than 20 years of experience in enterprise
software, end-user computing, mobile, and database software. He
co-founded Workspot in 2012. He was the General Manager of
Enterprise Desktop and Applications at Citrix Systems. In his
five years at Citrix, he was the VP of Product Management for
XenDesktop and VP of Engineering for the Advanced Solutions
Group.
Show Notes:

[1:03] - Amitabh shares his background and current role and
contributions at Workspot.

[4:35] - The first sign of ransomware in an organization is
widespread blue screens and Microsoft machines shutting down.

[5:40] - How does ransomware find its way to a device?

[6:59] - Ransomware in your organization is not necessarily
your fault.

[10:37] - Amitabh describes how he has helped client
organizations back up and running after having been infected with
ransomware.

[13:11] - Typically, it is not recommended to pay the
ransomware, but it may be a viable option for some organizations.

[15:59] - Most small companies are not prepared to prevent or
handle ransomware.

[17:34] - In most large companies, not all PCs are up to date
on security patches.

[20:41] - Cloud storage is much safer and can be accessed on
other physical machines in the event that ransomware shuts down
an organization.

[24:41] - For those who work from home, sometimes multiple
machines makes things even more complicated.

[27:35] - What are you willing to pay to not have something
happen? That’s how ransomware takes advantage of people.

[31:20] - For small companies, there is typically an
architectural solution, but that isn’t always viable for large
organizations.

[33:14] - Consider the critical functions of your
organizations and what a plan could be if computers were not
accessible.

[34:37] - These types of attacks are more and more frequent.

[36:44] - Amitabh is confident that AI will make preventing
ransomware even more challenging.

[40:38] - Most people have accepted that a lot, if not all,
their information has already been leaked on the internet. But
businesses are particularly vulnerable.

[42:30] - A whole organization can be drastically impacted by
just one machine being hit by ransomware.



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