‘Make ransomware payments illegal’ say 78% of consumers

A new study into ransomware from managed security service provider, Talion, has revealed that 78 percent of consumers and 79 percent of cyber security professionals believe ransomware payments to cybercriminals should become illegal.

The study is announced to support the launch of a new cyber security movement founded by Talion and backed by the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) called #RansomAware, which encourages organisations to speak up about ransomware attacks.