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More than three-quarters of security professionals and consumers alike believe that making ransomware payments to cyber criminals should be made illegal to stem to tide of attacks, shows research from MSSP Talion and the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (Riscs). The study, commissioned to support the launch of a cyber campaign collective dubbed #Ransomaware, also claimed that 81% of security pros believe sharing information about ransomware is the key to building better defences.
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