Can the Law Stop Ransomware?

U.S. News & World Report – Lawmakers across the U.S. have made even the possession of malware illegal – whether that will deter attacks, however, is a different story. Stunning ransomware attacks like those that recently hobbled Atlanta and Baltimore have thus far defied a legislative solution, with lawmakers in only a handful of states having criminalized the activity and experts skeptical that harsher laws would even make a difference.