Situation Report | August 16, 2021
On July 15, the Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs announced the establishment of a “one-stop hub for ransomware resources for individuals, businesses and other organizations.”
The Department’s website contains numerous sections, including:
- Fact sheets and information, with a specific section on health care
- Ransomware 101, with basic information and links to more in-depth analysis
- Ransomware guide, with links to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s guides
- Services, with links for state, local, tribal, and territorial organizations and others
- Training, with information for technical and non-technical audiences
- Webinars, with links to numerous ransomware topics
- Bad practices, with an explanation of CISA’s new initiative to highlight truly egregious practices
- Sector risk management agencies, with links to the sector-specific lead agency for each critical infrastructure sector