Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay? with Ian Thornton Trump | Cybersecurity Insights Podcast with Matthew Rosenquist

Guest: Ian Thorton Trump , CISO at Cyjax Limited and the CTO at Octopi Managed Services On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-thornton-trump-cd-77473a26/ Host: Matthew Rosenquist On ITSPmagazine 👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-rosenquist ______________________ Episode Sponsors Are you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel? 👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network ______________________ Episode Introduction With the continuing rise of digital extortion, such as ransomware, the world has realized that typical security practices cannot keep pace and the impacts are threatening the critical infrastructure sector. That has significant ramifications to the security and safety of entire nations. The idea of criminalizing digital extortion payments, to choke the money going to cybercriminals and thereby deter them, is a contentious idea that has the community polarized. I welcome back Ian Thorton Trump, the CISO at Cyjax Limited and the CTO at Octopi Managed Services to constructively discuss a path forward to address the growing threat. ______________________ Resources ______________________ For more podcast stories from Cybersecurity Insights with Matthew Rosenquist, visit: https://www.itspmagazine.com/cybersecurity-insights-with-matthew-rosenquist Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=levZ_e-8Wwo ITSPmagazine's YouTube Channel: 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@itspmagazine Be sure to share and subscribe! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.