UK Councils: 27 Percent Confirm Ransomware Outbreaks are Widespread, Only One Council Paid Ransom. Only one council admitted to paying a ransom to recover its data. One-third of the 430 councils queried didn’t respond to the FoI request questions on the grounds that they had outsourced IT services. The biggest surprise is the extent of solid backup solutions being in place, says Barracuda Networks’ Chris Ross, senior vice president at Barracudan.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/uk-councils-27-percent-confirm-ransomware-outbreaks-p-2549