Jeremy D. Brown
Consulting Director at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 with extensive incident response and ransomware negotiation experience, having managed hundreds of negotiations and forensic engagements.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 30min
Inside Ransomware Negotiations: Trust Criminals or Walk Away?
Jeremy D. Brown, Consulting Director at Unit 42 with extensive ransomware negotiation and incident response experience. He recounts how initial contact yields forensic clues and which attacker playbooks are most common. He explains timing, who should be at the table, why politeness helps, and which groups are too risky or sanctioned to engage.
