Cybersecurity

The recent meeting of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative brought together representatives from over 30 countries and the private sector. It’s a good step in responding to different aspects of the ransomware threat, but the initiative seems to struggle to prevent future attacks.

The recent introduction of the Securing Open Source Software Act, and its subsequent momentum, has stoked a debate about the true reason for the open source security problem and the merits of different solutions.

Killnet, the pro-Russian hacktivist collective, launched an ineffective DDoS attack on U.S. government websites earlier this month, leaving many to wonder what the purpose of such groups is and what impact they actually have, especially amid the war in Ukraine.

The Justice Department should issue guidance to clarify the line between covering up a data breach and merely declining to disclose it.