If Ransomware Payments Become Illegal, How Can Your Business Prepare?
TechNative, Friday, May 23rd, 2025
Earlier this year, the UK government opened proposals on a set of world-leading proposals to protect businesses against ransomware threats.
The proposals would make it illegal for public sector organisations to make ransomware payments and increase reporting requirements for all victims.
The goal of this has been to undermine the ransomware business model, ultimately making UK businesses less profitable for cybercriminals to target. At the same time, it is designed to bolster the government's intelligence on evolving ransomware practices, and inform future interventions.