Homeland Security Chief Prioritizes Disrupting Ransomware in Cyber Efforts

April 5, 2021/in Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security, National News, ransomware, U.S. cyber security /by wpmaddoxins

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last Wednesday that dealing with ransomware will be a top priority, highlighting the growing threat of the data-scrambling software. Ransomware – which effectively holds files and networks hostage unless a payment …

Homeland Security Orders Cyber ‘Sprints’ as Part of U.S. Plan Against Hacks

April 1, 2021/in biden cyber, cyber attack, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, National News, nationstate hacks, solarwinds /by wpmaddoxins

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is undertaking a series of “sprints” to enhance American cybersecurity in the wake of major attacks. “I am announcing today a series of 60-day sprints, each focused on the most important and most urgent …