Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments

I'm struggling to understand how making ransom payments complied with any of the financial rules governing those organisations in the first place.

It's a great idea, I hope it works.

It would test the hypothesis that payments, and more specifically insurance payments, are driving this epidemic of attacks.

It's completely unacceptable that taxpayer money is being used to pay ransomware demands in the first place.