UK and 38 countries unite with international cyber insurance bodies at the Counter Ransomware Initiative 2024 to endorse new guidance supporting organisations experiencing ransomware attacks

The guidance will encourage organisations to carefully consider their options instead of rushing to make payments to cyber criminals in an attempt to stop disruption and data loss. It makes clear that paying a ransom will often only embolden these criminals to target other victims, and there is no guarantee of data retrieval, malware removal or the end of a ransomware attack…