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By   Brad D. Williams on April 29, 2021 at 4:50 PM Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas WASHINGTON: Ransomware attacks are an “urgent” and “dramatically increasing” national security issue that requires a “whole-of-government” approach, to include robust international cooperation. “One thing is clear: Ransomware is a national security threat,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said today in prepared remarks. He pledged that his department will implement many of the r...

Amazon, Microsoft Join Joe Biden and DHS in Declaring War on Ransomware On 4/29/21 at 4:00 PM EDT A handful of powerful technology companies is teaming up with private organizations and government agencies to help the federal government combat ransomware following a series of high-profile cyberattacks in the U.S. Individuals representing more than 40 organizations in the private and public sectors collaborated to produce an 81-page report outlining recommendations for the U.S. government and pr...

Metamorworks / Nature / Getty Images Ransomware, the "perfect crime" of the internet era, is spreading rapidly, growing according to some accounts by 150% or more in 2020. There are no signs of a slow-down in 2021. The average ransom demanded by attackers jumped 43% from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 to $220,298 as threat groups target bigger and more vulnerable organizations, from police forces to hospitals to municipal school districts. Two significant factors aid the inevitability of ran...

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) April 29, 2021 -- Team Cymru, in partnership with The Ransomware Task Force (RTF), a broad coalition of over 60 experts in industry,