Ransomware victims urged to consider alternatives to paying hackers
Insurance sector trade associations have collaborated with the National Cyber Security Centre on guidance that they hope will reduce ransom payments made by companies that fall prey to cyber attacks.
Trailed by NCSC deputy director Eleanor Fairford at an industry conference last month, the initiative was formally announced this morning (14 May) by acting NCSC CEO Felicity Oswald at the CyberUK
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