Virtual Routes is launching the Pharos Reports, a new series shedding light on cybersecurity and emerging technology challenges. The series offers clear expert insights helping policymakers, researchers, and practitioners navigate evolving threats.
The first report in the Pharos Series, The Ransomware Playbook and How to Disrupt It, is authored by Max Smeets. This report breaks down ransomware operations into 11 stages and evaluates how governments are countering them. Based on the Virtual Routes Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker and insights from Ransom War: How Cybercrime Became a Threat to National Security, the report highlights what is working, what is missing, and where policy needs to go next.
Read the full report below.
