If I had confidence that paying the ransom would help keep the data truly secure and not paying it would result in the opposite, $7,500 is a tiny amount.
Of course, I don't think negotiating a ransom is that straightforward.
I'd think of the $7500 payment as a wager with bad odds, considering there can be no confidence when somebody is blackmailing you.
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If I had confidence that paying the ransom would help keep the data truly secure and not paying it would result in the opposite, $7,500 is a tiny amount.
Of course, I don't think negotiating a ransom is that straightforward.
I'd think of the $7500 payment as a wager with bad odds, considering there can be no confidence when somebody is blackmailing you.