Mark Lance’s phone rings when a company’s data is being held hostage. Often, the perpetrators are demanding a ransom to return sensitive information.

“The largest demand for one of our victims was $70 million,” said Lance, a ransomware negotiator with Virginia-based Guidepoint Security.

‘Even if there’s no intent on paying a ransom, there’s a tremendous amount of value in engaging the cyber criminals,’ a ransomware negotiator said.{ai:summary}<p>Ransomware negotiator Mark Lance handles calls when a company’s data is held hostage.</p><p>He says attackers demand payment to restore sensitive information; the largest demand he’s seen was $70 million.

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Is Your Data Held Hostage? There’s a Ransomware Negotiator for That

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