UK to ban ransom payments and strengthen cybercrime measures
TL;DR
The UK government is updating its National Security and Investment Act to reduce business burdens and enhance security measures, including banning British institutions from paying ransoms to Russian hackers and expanding oversight of key sectors like semiconductors, AI, and water to protect against foreign influence and cyber threats.
Topics:worldgovernment#cybersecurity#government#national-security-and-investment-act#ransomware#russian-hackers#uk
- British institutions to be banned from paying ransoms to Russian hackers politico.eu
- UK plans to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to cyber criminals Reuters
- UK to lead crackdown on cyber criminals with ransomware measures GOV.UK
- Businesses banned from paying hackers’ ransoms to target cybercrime The Times
- UK moves forward with plans for mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks The Record from Recorded Future News
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