for urgent action early, and we ve been doing a lot over the past few years to strengthen our cyber defences. we have published the national cyber strategy, and we have a new and effective cyber sanctions regime, which we recently used for the first time against a group of russian cyber criminals as part of a joint campaign with the united states. and we are working closely with international partners to tackle the proliferation of sophisticated commercial cyber tools. at the same time, the government itself continues to face a range of attacks, including ransomware and espionage, and so we are constantly looking to strengthen our cyber defences. oliver dowden. let s speak to matt tait, director of capability for dragos a cyber security firm in the us. he formerly worked for gchq and also taught cybersecurity at the university of texas. did i get that right? yes, absolutely. did i get that right? yes, absolutely. thanks - did i get that right? yes, absolutely. thanks for
Ransomware costs victims an estimated $30 billion per year and has gotten so out of control that global support for banning payments is gaining momentum.
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, April 19th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon. In a few minutes Jen Ellis, a member of the Ransomware Task Force will be here to talk about the group's recent report on what governments need to do before banning ransom payments.
In recent years, economic sanctions have become an increasingly important U.S. foreign policy tool and the digital asset industry has become a key focus of sanctions regulators and prosecutors.