Ransomware attacks keep rising. Executive Editor and Host Martin Hinton interviews Kurtis Minder—veteran negotiator, author of Cyber Recon, and founder of GroupSense—about how negotiations actually work, what cyber insurance changes, and the prep that protects leverage and cuts downtime.
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What you’ll learn
How negotiation chats with threat actors unfold
Pricing anchors, proofs, and why cadence matters
Cyber insurance requirements and panel workflows
Practical prevention: MFA, EDR, segmentation, tested backups
Incident response runbooks and executive tabletop drills
Policy debate on ransom bans and realistic alternatives
Chapters
00:00 Intro to cybersecurity and ransomware negotiation
02:53 The human element in security
05:52 Communicating with threat actors
08:39 Understanding ransomware dynamics
11:32 Negotiation strategies
14:22 The role of cyber insurance
17:26 Preventative measures and cyber hygiene
20:10 Incident response planning
23:11 The future of cybersecurity and ransomware
35:45 Ransomware response protocols
38:20 Executive-level tabletop exercises
39:13 Communication mistakes during incidents
42:41 Negotiating with ransomware attackers
45:57 The scale of ransom payments
47:49 Debating a ban on payments
50:38 Societal responsibility in cybersecurity
57:00 The ongoing cyber warfare landscape