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Senate Report Shows Need For Close Federal Coordination In Response To Ransomware Attacks

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 24th, 2022

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Senate Report Shows Need For Close Federal Coordination In Response To Ransomware Attacks

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).

A new report prepared by the top Republican on a Senate Homeland Security panel says any organization is at risk of ransomware attacks and that federal agencies need to be more coordinated in responding to these incidents to better help the victims, gain broader visibility into the attack landscape, and ensure a cohesive response to the attackers. The report outlines case studies of ransomware attacks committed by the Russian-based REvil group against three U.S. companies ranging from a large Fortune…

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