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Roundtable on Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy Call for Evidence - Ransomware

Name: Roundtable on Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy Call for Evidence - Ransomware
Start: 2022-11-30T10:00:00
End: 2022-11-30T11:30:00
Location: techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD

10am – 11.30am 30 November 2022 London and Online techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD

The JCNSS welcomes written evidence for its new enquiry into ransomware. The Integrated Review identified ransomware - a type of cyber extortion - as one of the most "pernicious forms of cybercrime", and the 2021 National Cyber Strategy described it as "the most significant cyber threat facing the UK".

techUK will be developing a submission based on engagement with members and are hosting a roundtable for initial member input on the following topics:

The extent and nature of the ransomware threat (including sources), modes of extortion, and how the threat could evolve in future;
Levels and sources of vulnerability of UK organisations to ransomware, including operators of critical national infrastructure;
The UK victim experience, including sources of support for prevention, detection and recovery, public-private partnerships, the role of the media, access to and availability of insurance cover, and regulatory requirements places on ransomware victims;
The effectiveness of the response to ransomware by Government, law enforcement agencies and other UK state actors, including key operational challenges and ministerial oversight;
Reforms that might enhance the UK's resilience to ransomware, reduce the economic and societal damage that it causes, and/or support the law enforcement response;
The scope for international cooperation to combat the global ransomware threat more effectively, including on crypto-currency regulation; and
Lessons that could be learned from other countries' approaches and responses to ransomware.

techUK's submission will be developed on the following schedule: