U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says
The U.S. Department ofJustice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to asimilar priority as terrorism in the wake of the ColonialPipeline hack and mounting damage caused by cyber criminals, asenior department official told Reuters.
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.