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Ransomware is a “scourge” that has to be fought by governments around the world, according to experts who spoke at the annual RSA Conference this week. “This is a threat that has moved from economic nuisance eight years ago to national security and public health and safety threat today,” Michael Daniel, CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance and a former White House cybersecurity co-ordinator, told a panel. “Once a threat has moved into that category we need government to bring its resources to the table, and private sector and not-for-profit sector to engage as well. And it’s not just ...

Solving the Ransomware Crisis Community Chats Webinars Library Solving the Ransomware Crisis Lior Div Ransomware attacks are trivial to execute and there is little, if any, risk and no penalties for the attackers. As a victim, there are no good choices once an organization is hit by ransomware. You can ignore the ransom demand and restore your data from backups and take your chances with the risk of data exposure. At the same time, the reality is that it doesn’t pay to pay–it is not a guarantee that you will get all of the data back in a usable state.

CISA and other federal agencies are expanding their incident response capacities, but there is discussion of tapping into private sector resources during major incidents.

Colonial Pipeline paid a $5M ransom – but will that only invite other malware hacks?: 'If the payments stop, the attacks will stop' Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The reported ransom payment by a beleaguered U.S. oil pipeline company to cyber hackers may spur even more criminal malware attacks on critical U.S. targets, according to cybersecurity experts, and could fuel calls for a ban on such payments. The critiques stem from a decision by Colonial Pipeline, a gasoline delivery company, to pay more than $5 million for control of its computer system from a cr...

Nearly 2,400 health care facilities, schools and governments in the United States were hit by ransomware attacks last year.