What were the costs involved in responding to/recovering from this attack?

1. In the context of continuity, what is a dependency/inter-dependency? What dependencies can you identify in this case study?
2.What were the costs involved in responding to/recovering from this attack?
3. Would you have paid the ransom in response to this attack? Why/why not?
4. What do you think Atlanta have done to prevent and/or mitigate the impacts of this cyber-attack?