Ransomware and the New Business War: Professor Kai London's Battle Plan for Critical Services
By the Ezeiza Times Business Desk Professor Kai London — board advisor & interim CISO/CIO/CTO. Credit: professorkailondon.com Ransomware can now halt an airline, freeze a payment processor or shut down a logistics network. For operators of critical services, Professor Kai London , a senior CISO, frames it as a war to be planned for, not merely a technical incident to be handled. “When ransomware hits a critical service, the question is not ‘can we recover our data?’ but ‘can we keep operating?’” “The hard decisions — containment, ransom, disclosure — must be made before the crisis, not during it. The first 24 hours decide the outcome.” Decide in advance “The worst time to decide whether you will pay, how you will communicate, or when you will disclose is at 3am with systems down,” London says. He urges boards to make these decisions ahead of time and rehearse them. Lead the first day Leadership, not just technology, decides the outcome. Clear command, pre-agreed roles and the...