Government-Industry Cooperation May Be the Most Potent Ransomware Antidote
The side that's better at collaborating with allies will have the upper hand, and until now, that distinction has gone to the cybercriminals.
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The side that's better at collaborating with allies will have the upper hand, and until now, that distinction has gone to the cybercriminals.
Despite the overall worsening cybersecurity climate, there's been some global progress in developing strategies to reduce risk. "We are seeing a new level
Why Criminals Love Ransomware: In Their Own Words Compliance Compliance euroinfosec) • June 22, 2021 Get Permission Craig Williams (left), director of outreach, Cisco Talos; and Matt Olney, director of threat intelligence at the firm What are top takeaways from threat analysts who have directly interacted with criminal affiliates of ransomware-as-a-service operations? "What ... really surprised us the most were the guy's insights into himself that he accidentally shared - namely, the belief that he wanted to c...
While major carriers like AXA have backed away from covering ransoms, don't expect the industry at large to break the vicious cycle.
“This will certainly be a topic of discussion, that harboring criminal entities that are intending to do harm, that are doing harm to the critical infrastructure in the United States, is not acceptable,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki ADVERTISEMENT She stressed that the administration had raised concerns over the multiple Russian-linked attacks on U.S. critical organizations with Moscow and that protecting critical infrastructure was “of the utmost national security importance.” “We believe that responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals,” Psaki said. The concern...