Task Force Proposes 48 Recommendations to Eliminate Ransomware

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Check out my latest CSO column (also linked to the first item below) on a new 60+ organization task force aiming to end ransomware.

A coalition of 60-plus private and government organizations released a 48-recommendation framework for combatting ransomware given the unfettered growth in ransomware actors, particularly in nations such as Russia that offer these attackers government protection.

The Ransomware Task Force, spearheaded by the Institute for Security & Technology, aims to reduce the financial attractiveness of ransomware for malicious actors with a series of steps, including improved international collaboration and enforcement of anti-crime requirements imposed on cryptocurrency exchanges. (Frank Bajak / Associated Press)

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