Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops If the nonstop flood of ransomware attacks doesn't already make every day feel like Groundhog Day, then a look back at 2024 – and predictions for 2025 – definitely will. Last year broke previous years' ransomware records with 5,263 observed attacks - a 15 percent year-over-year jump - despite several high-profile law …
Agreed. But need to ensure that the ban is followed. Fines at corporate level may well be an accepted cost of doing business. There needs to be personal criminal liability for directors. Directors because it's a role defined in company law, otherwise either it gets difficult to define the responsibility in a way that doesn't leave loopholes or the liability gets pushed down onto somebody who did not make the decision and lacked the authority to countermand it.
And, of course, it's easy to explain risk in non-technical terms to the board "You could all go to jail for up to five years and be disbarred from holding directorships."
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