U.S. Government Equates Threat of Ransomware with Terrorism | #RansomwareWeek

U.S. Government Equates Threat of Ransomware with Terrorism | #RansomwareWeek

Welcome to #RansomwareWeek on the (ISC)² Blog. Ransomware attacks are receiving increased exposure in global news coverage with recent high-profile incidents at SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline. These events have prompted many companies who previously may have felt secure in their practices to take a deeper look at their security measures and engage in deeper conversations surrounding threat management, cybercriminals, and cybersecurity training. This week we’ll be providing content resources that may be helpful to you, the reader, as your organization wrestles with ransomware prevention and remediation policies and best practices.


As the first item in this week’s coverage, the massive Colonial Pipeline attack has served as a wake-up call about the dangers of ransomware, compelling the U.S. Department of Justice to give ransomware investigations a designation similar to terrorism.


Giving this level of priority to ransomware underscores how these attacks have become one of the most clear and present cybersecurity threats that organizations are facing. On the heels of the pipeline hack, a rash of other ransomware attacks has targeted victims such as meatpacking company JBS, Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm, the Washington, D.C. police, and the Massachusetts Steamship Authority.


As reported by Reuters, intern ..

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