Why it's so difficult to bring ransomware attackers to justice Share Updated: 3:32 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021 By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Share Updated: 3:32 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript LOT OF BUSINESSES NERVOUS. >> RECENT RANSOMWARE CYBERATTACK’S HAVE DELIVERED A WAKE-UP CALL TO CORPORATE AMERICA. >> WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE HIGHEST LEVEL OFFICERS AT ORGANIZATIONS ASKING US WHAT TO DO, WHAT IS THE LANDSCAPE, WITH HOW D DITHEY PREPARE. >> WE REACHED OUT TO 15 OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST CYBER SECURITY FIRMS TO ASK IF THEY’VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN BUSINSEESS ASKING ABOUT CYBER SECURITY MEASUS.RE 10 COMPANIES RESPONDED AND DESCRIBED THE CURRENT DEMAND FOR BUSINESSES LARGE AND SMALL AS EXCEPTIONAL, UNPRECEDENTED, AND HISTORIC. >> THEY ARE FOCUSING ON THINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BUDGETED FOR SIX MONTHS OR 12 MONTHS OUT. >> THEY SVEURYED 1400 CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICERS AROUND THE WORLD AND SHARED THE REPORT WITH US. HEALTH CARE HAS BEEN TARGETEDY B A NUMBER OF RANSOMWARE ATTACK SO WE WERE ALSO REACHEDUT O TO THE FOUR LARGEST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN OUR AREA. UPMC CEOMP U WELLSPAN, PENN MEDICINE AND PEN HERSHEY TO FIND OUT HOW THEY ARE PROTECTING FROM RANSOMWARE ATTK'A’S. WE RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA WHO TOLD US HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO RAMP UP INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARE EDUCATING WORKERS TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF FILACITIES AND PATIENTS. COMPANIES ARE ALSO ENTERING THE MARKET FOR CYBER INSURANCE COVERAGE. >> THERE IS AN INCREASING RATE OF ADOPTION TOIN BUSINESSES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. >> HE IS THEEO C OF A CYBER INSURANCE PROVIDER WHO TELLS NEWS 8 THAT RIGHTOW N NO MORE THAN 10% OF BUSINESSES HAVE CYBER INSURANCE. >> CYBER THREATS ARE THE BIGGEST THATRE TO OUR ECONOMY. >> BETTER COMPUTER INFRASUCTRTURE AND INSURANCE CAN HELP COMPANIES BE PREPARED FOR RANSOMWARE,UT B IT CAN ALL BEAT UNDONE BY INDECISI.ON >> YOU MUSTS A AN ORGANIZATION OR EXECUTIVE TEAM HAVE THE DECIONSI MADE FAR BEFEOR YOU EVER ENCOUNTER ANY RANSOMWAR