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    While true, I’m not convinced that fully explains it. Having been in IT nearly 2 decades I feel like the second piece is cybersecurity budgets getting slashed. A lot of them have been super-basic shit like someone clicking on a malicious link.

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      Yeah, some youtube videos that cover basics and hiring a firm after a breech is pretty standard it feels.

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      Oh for sure, didnt mean to imply it was the only reason.

      Spearphishing high-value targets, or even just phishing a company’s email roster are very very common practices because they yield significant results.

      Theres also the “insurance approach” to cybersecurity, where its cheaper to run PR for a little while and/or take out insurance policies against cyber attacks such as ransomware. The latter is a key factor as to why many companies dont mind paying the ransom at all.