White House Urges Business Leaders to Lower Ransomware Risks

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Anne Neuberger, the cybersecurity adviser at the National Security Council, sent a letter to America’s corporate executives and leaders urging them to take “a small number of highly impactful steps to help you focus and make rapid progress on driving down risk” associated with ransomware.

Among the basic hygiene steps that Neuberger recommends are implementing best practices outlined in President Biden’s recent executive order, concluding sufficient backups, upgrading and patching systems, and more. (Reuters)