UK businesses fear stigma of ransomware

Alex Scroxton reports: Fear of stigmatisation is likely leading businesses across the UK to drastically underreport data on ransomware attacks, especially when they have paid a ransom to a cyber criminal gang, as admission of such is often seen as supporting further criminal activity or defying compliance regulations. Data gleaned from the national Report Fraud service – which... Source

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · Lawyers · Compliance

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