> let any company that doesn't have the budget to have a proper cybersecurity team just die?
Are you implying that without a cybersecurity team, you'll fall victim to ransomware and be forced to pay up to stay in business? Because that's a false dichotomy - the simplest of backup solutions would have prevented this. And if a company can't manage the most basic offline redundancy for their critical business operations, I really don't have a problem with them going under. It's less burdensome than being compliant with the local tax code, which all businesses have to do already.
> the simplest of backup solutions would have prevented this.
Incorrect. The black hats almost always encrypt backups, too. You could say "what about offline, glacial backups?" But then you're no longer talking about "the simplest of backup solutions"
How many people you meet everyday that are not in IT even knows what offline redundancy means?
I think what your suggestion amounts to, is effectively a mandate on SMBs having either an in house security team, or a contract with a consultancy on cyber security. That's a huge burden. It's not really easier than local tax code. These things change much more frequently and it's not like you can just walk into a local H&R Block to take care of your cybersecurity needs. Ransomeware, as it is now, didn't even exist (or is that popular) 10 years ago.
Are you implying that without a cybersecurity team, you'll fall victim to ransomware and be forced to pay up to stay in business? Because that's a false dichotomy - the simplest of backup solutions would have prevented this. And if a company can't manage the most basic offline redundancy for their critical business operations, I really don't have a problem with them going under. It's less burdensome than being compliant with the local tax code, which all businesses have to do already.