(Getty Images) Ransomware Task Force receives more than $800,000 in second year Recommendations from the force led to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency receiving $20 million in the federal infrastructure bill. Feb 14, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
Brandon Wales testifies Dec. 2, 2020, before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee. (Benjamin Freed / Scoop News Group) ‘We need continued support from Congress,’ says CISA chief Wales The acting director of CISA says it needs support from lawmakers for the creation of a cybersecurity recovery fund. Jun 16, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
Chris Painter at an ITU conference in 2013 (Flickr/ITU Pictures) Ransomware Task Force co-chair says a ban on ransom payments would need to be phased Chris Painter says any such prohibition would likely be accompanied by measures to help cyberattack victims. Jun 4, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir