What do you think about the countries that pledged not to pay ransoms? Will that last, or do you think some will likely walk back that pledge?

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Pledges will likely last for all26%

Some will walk back their pledge67%

Don’t know — time will tell7%

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Senior Information Security Manager in Software2 years ago

It’s easy to pontificate and say never pay a ransom. But when a entity has two options: go out of business or pay the ransom, they will always pay.

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