Verone's Guide: How to Survive a ransom attemptVerone from a famous pirate corporation gives advice that will certainly increase your survival chances in any hold-up. In the thread itself there are also some nice tips.
This is mainly written from a pirate viewpoint so don't expect any clues on how to get the lowest price for your ransom or anything that might help you as a victim, however do read this if you want to make it out alive.
Ander's guide to ransom: What to do?Ander has also written a short guide on what to do when you are being ransomed. He mentions you can wait for buddies or take on the pirates alone, but also reveals some pirate tricks to counter this. Also gives a rough idea as to what a reasonable price might be.
The entire thread also offers some other viewpoints which might be worth considering.
Evading pirate camps by ZaintirarisA very nice short explanation of what you can do to prepare yourself to evade a standard pirate infestation, includes a nice tip on what modules to use.
How to survive a gatecamp by Tulor An extensive step by step guide on how to avoid and recognize all sorts of camps. It tells you how to avoid them, how to get through and in sort what to do when you realise your caught.
Entire thread will make a good read and will show several perspectives on the situations mentioned.
Making ISK as a PirateVerone has written another excellent guide for baby pirates everywhere.
This advises on ship selection, how to ransom and what to do when things go wrong :)