15 Jan, 2025 Will you have to report paying a ransom? New UK rules proposed By Natalie Donovan Ransomware is one of the top concerns keeping CISO’s (and some GCs) awake, and many think that it’s ‘when not if’ in terms of having to...
20 Nov, 2023 UK signs joint statement against ransomware payments – “New norm” or status quo? By Andres Chau On 2 November 2023, the UK government announced that it and more than 40 countries had signed a Joint Statement strongly discouraging the...
08 Jun, 2021 Ransomware: does your board know the right questions to ask? By Natalie Donovan Ransomware attacks are constantly hitting the headlines, with FBI director Christopher Wray recently likening the current spate of...
10 May, 2021 Reporting ransomware payments and regulating cryptocurrencies: international task force publishes new plan to tackle ransomware By Natalie Donovan As a new international action plan calls for urgent action to tackle ransomware, the NCSC reminds organisations of what steps they can...
24 Mar, 2020 Keeping ransomware at bay: UK NCSC updates its malware and ransomware guidance By Ioanna Antcheva The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently streamlined its guidance on how organisations can mitigate malware and ransomware...
15 Aug, 2024 Process this: ICO issues £6 million provisional fine against processor Advanced Computer Software By Alex Buchanan Following its initial finding that software provider Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced, now trading as OneAdvanced) failed...
13 Feb, 2023 UK and US Governments crack down on ransomware criminals By Natalie Donovan Handling ransom demands (and whether it possible and/or desirable to pay) is one of the most critical aspects of managing a cyber attack....
09 Apr, 2019 Held to ransom in the digital age - what can financial institutions do? By Slaughter and May Recent research has shown that ransomware is not going away. In fact, researchers have warned that the type of cyber-attack in which...
29 Jan, 2024 GCHQ warns that AI will increase the global cyber threat By Natalie Donovan The UK’s national cyber security centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, has warned that AI will likely increase the global ransomware threat over...
29 Nov, 2018 Ransomware: should you pay? By Natalie Donovan With recent research showing that the threat of large GDPR fines is encouraging UK IT directors to pay cyber ransoms (as reported in...
24 Mar, 2022 Ransomware attacks: Are you ready? New ICO guidance can help By Ross O'Mahony The ICO’s new ransomware guidance could not have come at a more pertinent time. This week Joe Biden, told US business leaders it was...
15 Mar, 2022 First ICO ransomware fine: what lessons can we learn? By Natalie Donovan Last week the ICO fined leading criminal solicitors Tuckers LLP £98,000 for breaches of its security, and other, obligations under the...
12 Jul, 2022 Has the ICO just told lawyers not to advise clients to pay ransoms? By Natalie Donovan Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and more organisations have been paying the ransoms in recent months. In light of this, the ICO and...
22 Nov, 2021 A busy week for cyber: new rules for digital service providers and supply chains? By Natalie Donovan Last week was a busy week for cyber. The Government published its response to both its call for views on the security of digital supply...
04 Apr, 2024 Cyber update – what’s been happening in Q1 2024 By Natalie Donovan As Q1 2024 comes to a close, I look back at some of the key cyber developments that have been keeping us, and our clients, busy so far...
24 Oct, 2022 Managing cyber risks: key lessons from the Interserve decision By Ross O'Mahony This morning, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that it had fined Interserve Group Limited (Interserve) £4,400,000...