CISO Corner – Episode 8: Hackers have demanded ransom. Now what?

Episode Topics: CISO Podcast – Hackers have demanded ransom. Now what?
Featuring: Mark Houpt, DataBank’s Chief Information Security Officer

Listen to Mark Houpt, DataBank’s Chief Information Security Officer, as he answers and discusses the circumstances that make an IT environment more susceptible to a ransomware attack as well as 4 key questions:
• Have you seen situations where an IT department seems to be doing everything right but still gets hacked?
• What would you recommend to the head of an enterprise IT department when he or she receives a ransom demand? What should happen in the first minutes and then in the following hours?
• Are there guidelines for when it does or does not make sense to pay the ransom?
• Can you share a success story where the hackers were the losers in the scenario?

Run Time: 11 minutes

DataBank’s CISO Corner is for CISOs and security practitioners, where we discuss a variety of cybersecurity topics and current events from the CISO’s perspective. Our broadcast is designed for those who want to hear from security and compliance experts on the front lines.