This week we take apart the various elements of ransomware so you know what the stats are upfront. Costs, protective steps, and tooling so that if the unthinkable ever were to happen you would know your options.

We remind you that although ransomware is (literally) stealing the headlines, there are a few other gremlins out there that you might also want to sidestep.

We end with some entertaining quotes from the cryptographer's panel made while they were out of their dark workshops attending the RSA conference this week.

Encrypted or decrypted … we think you’ll find that this is the best IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update yet, so let’s refactor and get started!

For a full transcript of this podcast go to discuss.daml.com