From the perspective of the professional - none of it makes sense.
But
from the perspective of the individual signing the cheques, it can make sense
if:
hardware + software replacements + cost to set it all up < total
costs to remove the malware
It does indicate the "investigation and advice"
cost $823,000 which seems really inflated to me. Especially since the
report indicated that the malware found was common stuff.
Full recovery
taking close to a year seems extraordinarily high as well. But I guess that
would depend on how many different systems they had to deal with and how many
devices associated with those systems.
If I had to pay $1,200 for a
new computer along with the software, another $200 for the manpower to set
it up vs having to pay $4,000 for a consultant to repair the existing
systems, I'd likely opt for the new as well. Even in that instance though,
destruction seems incredibly unusual.
Perhaps the CIO experienced a
moment of "computer rage".
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