How NIST hopes network defenders will stop ransomware
Networks defenders in the U.S. and beyond are struggling to keep pace with scale and intensity of ransomware attacks, particularly as the issue has emerged as a subject of concern during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizations ranging from the Department of Homeland Security to the Federal Bureau of Investigation have warned that government agencies of all sizes and private companies can take basic steps to avoid hacking groups. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology also has published a number of updates aimed at helping cyber staffers safeguard data. The larger issue is about protecting data integrity, Bill Fisher, security engineer at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center for Excellence (NCCoE), explained during a Q&A session with CyberScoop. There’s a range of tactics that organizations can deploy to protect their information, he said, including the use of blocking technology and stronger authentication techniques that provide dynamic risk assessments. CyberScoop: Should security personnel trying […]
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