So ransomware already means they got into the system, they could open a new secret backdoor or completely tear down your security if they wanted to. Plus it tak

So ransomware already means they got into the system, they could open a new secret backdoor or completely tear down your security if they wanted to. Plus it takes time to identify the ransomware to undo/remove it, so in that time they could attack again. paying ransomware ransoms is just saying "pretty please don't do this again".