Looking back at predictions about what to expect in cyber security in 2017, one thing on just about everyone’s list was ransomware. It’s quickly risen to one of today’s top cyber threats and shows no signs of slowing down. In this episode, we speak with someone who quite literally wrote the book on ransomware. Allan Liska is a Senior Solutions Architect at Recorded Future, and coauthor of the book, “Ransomware – Defending Against Digital Extortion,” published by O'Reilly. In our conversation, we give some background the emergence of ransomware, some of the varieties organizations might encounter, how businesses can protect themselves, the pros and cons of paying up, and of course, the value of threat intelligence when it comes to dealing with the very real risks posed by ransomware.