Make it a crime for people to knowingly withhold information about such activities from the authorities.
Abuse of substances, trafficking, and associated criminality will go away.
But seriously...
> Make it a crime to pay the ransom in a ransomware attack.
Ok, so ... what should a company do? File a report with some government agency or with an insurance company and wait until the bureaucratic process maybe results in being able to pay the ransom to resume business operations? Punishing the victim of a crime? Really?
> Make it a crime to fail to report a ransomware attack in a timely manner.
Further punishing the victim of a crime? Really?
> Ransomware attacks (and companies with poor security practices) will go away.
lol
Paying extortionists begets more extortion. The only argument I’m seeing is a bunch of hand waving and people telling me I’m being hopelessly naive. I don’t think I am.
Make it a crime to pay the ransom in a ransomware attack.
Make it a crime to fail to report a ransomware attack in a timely manner.
Ransomware attacks (and companies with poor security practices) will go away.