"Elevator pitch" ransomsare exercise --- @Nikolov. That's a great pitch and I wondered what would be the CEO's response- since the scenario has actually impacted the business and a decision has to be made, he may well tell you to pay because of the urgency and reputational impact and not take you serious thereafter since the company may have sufficient funds to do so; diplomacy will not work at this time since all business is at a standstill; he may then ask you whether there are any technical professionals who can fix it - answer comes back as not sufficiently trained for such a massive and complicated attack;; by then he might get the picture

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