Why Is 'Pay the Ransom' In Next Year's Budget?

<p>All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series (<a href= "https://cisoseries.com/why-is-pay-the-ransom-in-next-years-budget/">https://cisoseries.com/why-is-pay-the-ransom-in-next-years-budget/</a>)</p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>With 25 percent of ransomware victims paying the ransomware, have we waved the white flag to the attackers? Should we just budget for it?</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>This week’s episode is hosted by me, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/dspark">@dspark</a>), producer of CISO Series and founder of <a href= "http://sparkmediasolutions.com/">Spark Media Solutions</a> and <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevj/">Mike Johnson</a>. Our guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesmccollum/">Les McCollum</a> (<a href= "http://twitter.com/doinmoreweithles">@doinmorewithles</a>), managing vp, CISO, <a href= "https://www.icmarc.org/">ICMA-RC</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Thanks to our sponsor, BitSight.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitsight.com/cisoseries"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/24425/BitSightBanner.png" alt="BitSight" width="600" height="100" /></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bitsight.com/cisoseries"><em>BitSight</em></a> <em>is the most widely used Security Ratings service with a mission to change the way the world addresses cyber risk. Learn how BitSight for Third-Party Risk Management helps you efficiently mitigate the growing risk across your vendor ecosystem by taking an automated, data-driven approach.</em></p> <p><em><!-- wp:paragraph --></em></p> <p><strong>On this week’s episode</strong></p> <p><em><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --></em></p> <h2>Why is everybody talking about this now</h2> <p><em><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></em></p> <p>Are culture fit and diversity mutually exclusive? <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/allanalford_a-study-finds-that-diverse-companies-produce-ac