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Dan Sloshberg, cyber resilience expert at cybersecurity firm Mimecast, commented:

“The vast majority of ransomware attacks are spread by email yet many organisations still rely on outdated email security controls that simply were never designed to stop these advanced attacks. Bowing to these criminals ransom demands only emboldens and finances them for further attacks. Malicious links or weaponized email attachments are the biggest threat to the nation’s critical services.

Patient safety is at risk today because of archaic security across much of the nation’s critical IT systems. Studies consistently show that email is the number one attack method used to spread malware that holds critical services to ransom. A cyber resilient nation requires defence in depth security and continuity plans to keep critical services running every time they are attacked.”