Countering Ransomware

Ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline and a top meat producer, JBS, have catapulted ransomware into the mainstream. In recent years, thousands of schools, government agencies, healthcare providers, and small businesses have fallen prey to it, but these localized incidents failed to trigger an aggressive response to match this scourge—until now. Ransomware represents a direct threat to national security, physical and digital infrastructure, and individual wellbeing. Learn how industry, government, and civil society are confronting this challenge head-on and turning the tables on computer criminals.