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Ransomware Is a Board Decision Now — Here's What Directors Should Rehearse

Three East African banks have quietly disclosed extortion-linked disruptions in the last eighteen months. The boards that handled it well had rehearsed one question in advance.

The Desk · March 2026 · 5 min read

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