Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure: Professor Kai London's Executive Battle Plan
By the Alaska News Technology Desk Professor Kai London — board advisor & interim CISO/CIO/CTO. Credit: professorkailondon.com Ransomware has evolved from a nuisance into a threat capable of halting fuel supplies, freezing payments and disrupting essential services. For energy and critical-infrastructure operators, Professor Kai London , a senior CISO and board advisor, argues the danger is existential to operations, not merely technical. “When ransomware hits critical infrastructure, the question is not just ‘can we recover our data?’ It is ‘can we keep the service running?’” “The hard decisions in a ransomware crisis — containment, ransom, disclosure — must be made before the crisis, not during it. The first 24 hours decide the outcome.” Decide before the clock starts London's central message is preparation. “The worst time to decide whether you will pay a ransom, how you will communicate, or when you will disclose is at 3am with systems down and the clock running,” he says...