Should ransomware payments be banned? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

An opinion piece discusses the debate over banning ransomware payments, contrasting the UK’s consideration of prohibiting payments by critical infrastructure with CISA Director Jen Easterly’s skepticism that such a ban would happen in the U.S., and examines the implications of a lack of global strategy, the role of cyber-insurance, and how Secure-by-Design initiatives may mitigate ransomware risk.