Security News > 2020 > May > Why organizations shouldn't automatically give in to ransomware demands
Organizations hit by ransomware attacks typically have a difficult decision to make.
During its research into the attack, X-Force found evidence that the attacker never intended to decrypt the files and that this particular strain of ransomware may not have been designed to allow the decryption of files, even after the ransom was paid.
X-Force researchers discovered that the Jest ransomware contains modules that allow it to automatically propagate throughout a network.
How can organizations better protect themselves against ransomware attacks before they occur?
"If an organization is victimized by an attack, they should call an incident response team with experience in global ransomware attacks to determine the origin, stop the potential spread, and identify what could possibly be reversed," Rossmann said.