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By Justin Katz May 03, 2021 The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are putting the spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue. DHS has assembled a task force with representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secret Service, Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations unit, according to Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The new task force is part of the secretary's planned "60-day sprint" on ransomware that was announced in March as the first in a series of ne...

Researchers Uncover Iranian State-Sponsored Ransomware Operation Iran has been linked to yet another state-sponsored ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, according to new analysis. "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was operating a state-sponsored ransomware campaign through an Iranian contracting company called 'Emen Net Pasargard' (ENP)," cybersecurity firm Flashpoint said in its findings summarizing three documents leaked by an anonymous entity named Read My Lips or Lab Dookhtegan between March 19 and April 1 via its Telegram channel. Dubbe...

In their 81-page report, "A Comprehensive Framework for Action: Key Recommendations from the Ransomware Task Force," experts share proposed guidance to deter ransomware attacks, disrupt its business model, help organizations prepare, and better respond to the global threat. While other threats, such as business email compromise, also cause tremendous losses for businesses each year, RTF is focusing on ransomware because of its massive impact. "One of the concerns we have is the scope and scale of ransomware," says Megan Stifel, executive director for the Americas at the Global Cyber Alliance ...

iTWire Author's Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Friday, 30 April 2021 07:46 Ransomware Task Force blows hot air aplenty, says little that's new Shares Image by GraphicMama-team from Pixabay An 81-page document issued by a so-called Ransomware Task Force makes no mention of Windows or Microsoft, apart from the fact that one of the co-chairs who drafted this document is from this company. This is the best indicator of exactly what this exercise in verbiage is a...