Ransomware: Negotiation Tactics, Cyber Insurance, Cyber Resilience

Ransomware attacks keep rising. Executive Editor and Host Martin Hinton interviews Kurtis Minder—veteran negotiator, author of Cyber Recon, and founder of GroupSense—about how negotiations actually work, what cyber insurance changes, and the prep that protects leverage and cuts downtime.Find Kurtis here.⁠www.kurtisminder.comBuy his book - Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation. https://a.co/d/eosApRTWhat you’ll learnHow negotiation chats with threat actors unfoldPricing anchors, proofs, and why cadence mattersCyber insurance requirements and panel workflowsPractical prevention: MFA, EDR, segmentation, tested backupsIncident response runbooks and executive tabletop drillsPolicy debate on ransom bans and realistic alternativesChapters00:00 Intro to cybersecurity and ransomware negotiation02:53 The human element in security05:52 Communicating with threat actors08:39 Understanding ransomware dynamics11:32 Negotiation strategies14:22 The role of cyber insurance17:26 Preventative measures and cyber hygiene20:10 Incident response planning23:11 The future of cybersecurity and ransomware35:45 Ransomware response protocols38:20 Executive-level tabletop exercises39:13 Communication mistakes during incidents42:41 Negotiating with ransomware attackers45:57 The scale of ransom payments47:49 Debating a ban on payments50:38 Societal responsibility in cybersecurity57:00 The ongoing cyber warfare landscape