
News|Videos|February 1, 2025
The ransomware threat: Would banning payments stop ransomware attacks?
Author(s)Todd Shryock
If the government banned paying ransoms to cybercriminals, would it stop the attacks?
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Ransomware has been a major
Medical Economics spoke with Ferhat Dikbiyik, chief research and intelligence officer, Black Kite, about the latest trends in ransomware, including the idea of banning ransom payments to reduce the number of attacks.
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