I would like to see an honest account of the annual cost of ransomware to the US economy. Because it seems that a fraction of that cost spent towards addressing global inequality and increasing world-wide cooperation would go a long way.
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No. Cybersecurity is a prerequisite of global equality. We can’t maintain equitable access to social services if those services are getting rekt by threat actors. And those threat actors are often staunch opponents of equality because they thrive in and depend on corruption.
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Replying to @eriktown
My experience is that the threat actors are people stuck in untenable kleptocracies who are just trying to make a life for themselves and their families like anybody else. Unfortunately, with few options, taking money from distant Western democracies seems like a good plan.

Jul 5, 2021 · 1:01 AM UTC

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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
That's my experience as well. The problem is that those kleptocracies using things like ransomware to destabilize our economies, critical infrastructure, access to health care, social services and unemployment - I know a lot of my friends here in WA still can't file for UEI...
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