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Local governments are often the least defended but hacks targeting them can impact citizens the most.

Just 10 years ago, ransomware was the domain of mostly small-fry hackers encrypting files to squeeze a few hundred dollars out of random individuals. Today it’s an urgent issue of national security.

To discourage cyber hackers, the U.S. must make it harder for them to profit — and signal that the country is ready and willing to retaliate.

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Researchers Find More Servers Tied to Russian-Linked Attacks August 4, 2021 Twitter Get Permission Researchers at the security firm RiskIQ have uncovered about 35 active command-and-control servers connected with an ongoing malware campaign that has been linked to a Russian-speaking attack group known as APT29 or Cozy Bear. These servers, which are located in the U.S., Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Japan and nearly a dozen other countries, are used to ho...

Critical pipelines have reported more than 220 cyber incidents since May TSA directive Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Critical pipeline operators have reported more than 220 cybersecurity incidents since the Transportation Security Administration implemented emergency measures in the wake of the crippling ransomware attack on one of Americas most important pipelines By Geneva Sands, CNN Critical pipeline operators have reported more than 220 cybersecurity incidents since the Transportat...

Updated 10:26 PM ET, Mon July 12, 2021 Jen Easterly, then-nominee to be the director of the Department of Homeland Securitys Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during her confirmation hearing on June 10, 2021, in Washington. (CNN)The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Department of Homeland Securitys cybersecurity division, a role that will be key in the administrations cybersecurity efforts. Easterly, a two-time recipient of the Bronze S...

(Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) Share Jul 20, 2021 | STATESCOOP Officials in Geneva, Ohio, revealed Monday that the small city was the victim of a breach involving a new and little-known form of ransomware. The disclosure came after files taken from the city’s servers appeared on a leak site operated by a ransomware outfit known as AvosLocker, which began publishing data stolen from its targets in early June. The city — population 6,200 — has notified federal auth...

DHS cybersecurity chief confirmed amid fallout from another ransomware attack Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Senate on July 12 unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Department of Homeland Securitys cybersecurity division By Geneva Sands, CNN The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity division, a role that will be key in the administration’s cybersecurity efforts. Easterly, a two-time recipient of ...

Jen Easterly: DHS cybersecurity chief confirmed amid fallout from another ransomware attack CNN 10 hrs ago By Geneva Sands, CNN © Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Jen Easterly, then-nominee to be the director of the Department of Homeland Securitys Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during her confirmation hearing on June 10, 2021, in Washington. The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Department of Homeland Securitys cybersecu...