Headquarters Pays The Ransom. Franchisees Set The Rules.

Cyber Insurance News story on franchise cyber risk showing a row of shopfronts with one store's red glow spreading to its neighbors

VikingCloud surveyed large multi-location brands, which the report calls “distributed enterprises,” on how attacks spread and who pays. Headquarters makes the ransom call far more often than it mandates security. The survey did not ask whose cyber policy responds. When ransomware hits one location of a large brand, headquarters usually makes the ransom call. That … Read more

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