Last week, the FBI and Justice Department prioritized rules on ransomware attacks, informing news agencies that cyberattacks will be treated on roughly the same level of concern as terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FBI Director Christopher Wray, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, compared the fight against ransomware attacks to the situation the U.S. faced after 9\/11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also singled out the Russian government for harboring many of those behind the various brands of ransomware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anne Neuberger, the deputy assistant to the president and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, has sent a letter to private-sector leaders warning them to prepare for potential attacks and take more security measures to prevent further attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These actions and comments follow the attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and the recent attack on global meat processor JBS.<\/p>\n\n\n