The British government’s proposals to amend its ransomware strategy marked a minor milestone on Tuesday, when the Home Office issued its formal answer to a survey on modifying the law, but questions remain regarding the effectiveness of the measures.
The legislative process in the United Kingdom regularly involves public consultations. In order to address the ransomware issue, the Home Office outlined three main policy recommendations and asked for public input in order to support forthcoming legislation.
The three main policy ideas are prohibiting payments from public sector or critical national infrastructure organisations; requiring victims to notify the government prior to making any extortion payments; and requiring all victims to report attacks to law enforcement.
Following a string of high-profile ransomware incidents that affected the nation, including several that left the shelves of several high-street grocery stores empty and one that contributed to the death of a hospital patient in London, the official response was published on Tuesday, cataloguing feedback for and against th
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