In recent weeks we’ve seen cyber attacks on bodies such as the Legal Aid Agency and companies such as Marks & Spencer. But many other attacks are simply not made public. How should organisations defend themselves against risks to their data? And should they pay ransom demands in the hope of getting it back?
These are among the questions I have been discussing on the latest episode of A Lawyer Talks with James Moss, director of cyber investigations at the international law form Addleshaw Goddard (pictured). He’s a former director of enforcement at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which, as he explains, is expected to take on new powers and responsibilities under the government’s planned Cyber Security and Resilience bill. Ministers are also considering whether to ban some ransom payments — a proposal that, as he explained, may prove controversial.
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