EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 24 MIN
Cyberzone: Episode 2, Part 2 - Ransomware: should you pay and mandatory reporting
from Smarter Lawcast with Hall & Wilcox · host Hall & Wilcox
Eden Winokur and James Finlay, from Coveware, a ransomware incident response company, discuss one of the biggest cybersecurity questions: should you pay a ransomware demand? They outline the scenarios where organisations may consider a payment, why cyber criminals are not to be trusted, the regulators’ view, including where it is a criminal offence to pay a ransom demand, and Australia’s mandatory ransom payment reporting regime, the first of its kind in the world.
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Eden Winokur and James Finlay, from Coveware, a ransomware incident response company, discuss one of the biggest cybersecurity questions: should you pay a ransomware demand? They outline the scenarios where organisations may consider a payment, why cyber criminals are not to be trusted, the regulators’ view, including where it is a criminal offence to pay a ransom demand, and Australia’s mandatory ransom payment reporting regime, the first of its kind in the world.
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Cyberzone: Episode 2, Part 2 - Ransomware: should you pay and mandatory reporting
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