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Darren Thomson

The ransomware payment ban: what’s the potential impact for UK businesses?

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In the past year, the UK government has signaled that it intends to take a more proactive stance on tackling ransomware by introducing a targeted ban on ransomware payments.

Under the proposed measures, all publicly funded bodies and critical national infrastructure providers (CNIs), including the NHS, schools and local councils, would be prohibited from paying ransoms.

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