Is Your Data Held Hostage? There’s a Ransomware Negotiator for That

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August 10, 2025Updated:August 10, 2025

Mark Lance’s phone rings when a company’s data is being held hostage. Often, the perpetrators are demanding a ransom to return sensitive information.

“The largest demand for one of our victims was $70 million,” said Lance, a ransomware negotiator with Virginia-based Guidepoint Security.