UK moves forward with plans for mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks

The proposals are a sign that the government is taking ransomware more seriously, which after five years of punishing attacks on UK businesses and critical national infrastructure is very welcome,” said Jamie MacColl, a senior research fellow at think tank RUSI. But MacColl said there remained several questions about how effective the response might be. The RUSI researcher said he was sceptical that the targeted ban — which aims to reduce the incentives for ransomware gangs to attack public sector entities and organisations working within critical national infrastructure — would actually shape attackers’ behaviour.