White House Invites Dozens of Nations For Ransomware Summit (apnews.com) 19
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The White House is bringing together three dozen nations, the European Union and a slew of private-sector companies for a two-day summit starting Monday that looks at how best to combat ransomware attacks. The second International Counter Ransomware Summit will focus on priorities such as ensuring systems are more resilient to better withstand attacks and disrupt bad actors planning such assaults. A senior Biden administration official cited recent attacks such as one that targeted the Los Angeles school district last month to underscore the urgency of the issue and the summit. The official previewed the event on the condition of anonymity.
Among the administration officials planning to participate in the event are FBI Director Christopher Wray, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. President Joe Biden is not expected to attend. Participating countries are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, the European Commission, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Among the administration officials planning to participate in the event are FBI Director Christopher Wray, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. President Joe Biden is not expected to attend. Participating countries are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, the European Commission, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Social Engineering is Tough to Combat (Score:2)
Aren't pretty much all ransomware compromises the result of phishing emails or texts? How do you go about "ensuring systems are more resilient to better withstand attacks and disrupt bad actors" when your employees are ignoring the obvious red flags that accompany these attempts?
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Aren't pretty much all ransomware compromises the result of phishing emails or texts? How do you go about "ensuring systems are more resilient to better withstand attacks and disrupt bad actors" when your employees are ignoring the obvious red flags that accompany these attempts?
Yup. CISA just sent out a bulletin on this today. https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/nc... [cisa.gov] Sadly basic MFA is not enough to protect against all DFUs.
Solution: More Social Engineering (Score:3)
And the people responsible for these attacks (Score:1)
Ransomware (Score:1)
That's why it's always best to have a duplicate [slashdot.org]
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Persian expression: when you have 2 cooks, the food comes out either too salty or bland. This is the same thing. One was posted by BeauHD and the other by MsMash. Obviously Beau doesn't read Slashdot or the title would have rang a bell.
P.S. Beau and Mash: Don't cancel my account!
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This is a primary dupe, too, it's actually the same link, unlike the last dupe
Missing countries (Score:2)
China and Russia stand out as missing.
Wonder why?
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You're far too suspicious. Russia, China and North Korea are all giving seminars. ;-)
Re:Missing countries (Score:2)
Taiwan is also missing.
It's a trick! (Score:1)
If you show up, you'll be held for ransom.
Microsoft Ransomware © (Score:1)
Dup. (Score:3)
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Backup with offsite storage (Score:1)
Invited .... (Score:1)
or is the summit a front and only those attending will be given the decryption keys?
I feel this is a new format for ransomware. Encrypt your target's systems, invite them to a conference on how to prevent it, and if they attend and play nice given them the decryption keys.
36 came (Score:2)