Task Force Report: It’s Time to Crack Down on Ransomware
The Institute for Security and Technology-coordinated Ransomware Task Force calls for viewing ransomware as far more than just financial crime and making combating it a global priority.
May 04, 2021 •
Shutterstock/SynthEx All eyes turned to ransomware last week as D.C. police suffered an attack and the a public-private sector collaboration known as the Ransomware Task Force (RTF) delivered an intensive slate of recommendations for tackling these cyber threats.
Loss to ransomware intensified over the course of 2020, and the Department of Justice reportedly said last year was the most expensive yet for victims of these attacks, with cyber criminals demanding an average of $100,000 in each incident.