SamSam ransomware keeps striking—victims still unprepared

Security Boulevard – “You can pay (a little) now or you can pay (a lot) later” is a very old line—a pitch for oil filters almost 40 years ago. Unfortunately, it remains relevant in cyber security, especially when it comes to ransomware. And especially when that ransomware is the potent, pernicious SamSam. The “trade-off” is stark: You can pay a moderate amount up front to build rigorous security into your software and systems. Or you can risk spending vastly more—perhaps hundreds of times more—in damages from a catastrophic cyber attack.