Exploring Policy Solutions News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Testimony Highlights Funding Gaps in the War on Ransomware
Ransomware is now a national security threat, and states and municipalities require more resources to fight back effectively. A recent Congressional hearing looks to identify their financial and strategic needs.
May 07, 2021 • 
Chris Krebs, former CISA director, answers questions during the virtual hearing
Ransomware has risen as a national security threat, with attacks increasingly compromising critical services, experts and public officials say. Federal legislators now are looking to better understand how they can resource their states and local partners to fuel the fight.
“As the ever-increasing number of ransomware attacks on state and local governments demonstrates, adequate investment in cybersecurity has been lacking,” said Yvette Clarke, chair of the U.S. Congress Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation, during a recent ....

New York , United States , New Hampshire , White House , District Of Columbia , Yvette Clarke , John Davis , Andrew Garbarino , Chris Krebs , John Katko , Denis Goulet , Megan Stifel , Department Of Information Technology , Palo Alto Networks , Areas Security Initiative , Homeland Security Program , Global Cyber Alliance , Us Congress Subcommittee On Cybersecurity , National Defense Authorization , Institute For Security , Ransomware Task Force , Infrastructure Protection , Local Cybersecurity Act , Exploring Policy Solutions , Cybersecurity Crisis , Information Technology ,