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Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack – To pay or Not to Pay

November 05, 2020


Durham County was hit with a ransomware attack in early March - at the start of the pandemic and the move to remote work and virtual services. In a way, the perfect storm. This session goes into all decisions the CIO and CISO had to deal with during the first24 hours. The session takes us to the conclusion and what it took to bring the county back to “normal” and more importantly – lessons learned.