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dfncert, 4 months ago to random

Security advisory for #GnuPG created smartcard keys: Smartcard generation keeps an unprotected backup key on disk

https://gnupg.org/blog/20240125-smartcard-backup-key.html

dfncert, 4 months ago to random

Interesting research by @utwente titled "Ransomware Economics: A Two-Step Approach To Model Ransom Paid"
https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/324702475/Ecrime2023vPREPRINT.pdf

via @PogoWasRight
https://www.databreaches.net/university-of-twente-maps-decision-making-process-for-ransomware-victims/

Data exfiltration led to a 5.5 times higher ransom amount paid, without affecting the frequency of payments. Organizations with recoverable backups were 27.4 times less likely to pay the ransom compared to victims without recoverable backups.

but

> victims who lack backups generally pay lower ransoms than those who have backups that cannot be restored

dfncert, 7 months ago to random

just updated our twitter/x profile