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Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode: Never pay the ransom — a cybersecurity CEO explains why
Description: Steve Cagle is the CEO of Clearwater Compliance, which is a cybersecurity firm focused on the healthcare industry. Basically, they lock down hospital computer systems, which contain a huge amount of personal data, and are so mission critical that ransomware attackers know that hospitals are more likely to just pay up. If the cryptocurrency explosion has accomplished anything, it’s making ransomware attacks easier and more lucrative for bad guys.Steve told me there’s so much personal information in a hospital system that a single patient’s record can sell for a huge premium over somthing like a...