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Whitepaper: The Technical and Business Failures of Ransomware Key Capture Defense

Been There. Done That. Am I too young to write my memoirs on the matter?

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Dennis Underwood
Sep 05, 2025
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Ransomware defense that relies on capturing encryption keys has been both a technically invalid strategy since 2021 and an unsound business risk strategy from the start. A truly effective defense must focus on the entire attack lifecycle, not just the final act of encryption.

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