Can the UK ban ransomware payments?

Ransomware payments could soon be a thing of the past in the UK – at least that’s the hope of new controls and mandatory reporting requirements to prevent ransomware from inflicting damage on UK businesses.Under government proposals, public bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure would be banned from paying up when they’re hit by ransomware – and other businesses would have to be transparent when they decide to cough up the cash.But can we really put a lid on ransomware? And might the new rules have unintended negative consequences?In this episode, Jane and Rory discuss the UK government’s new ransomware payment ban and what it could mean for the sector.Read more:Nearly half of MSPs admit to having a ransomware kittyA ransomware payments ban risks criminalizing victimsThe end of ransomware payments: How businesses fit into the fightBuilding ransomware resilience to avoid paying outUK government officials consider banning ransomware payments