CISA Insights: Ransomware Outbreak

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CISA Insights: Ransomware Outbreak [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/08/21/cisa-insights-ransomware-outbreak ] 08/21/2019 01:55 PM EDT 
Original release date: August 21, 2019

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its first CISA Insights product, which 
discusses the rapid emergence of ransomware across our Nations networks. CISA Insights  Ransomware Outbreak [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/2019-08/CISA_Insights-Ransomware_Outbreak_S508C.pdf ] includes steps in the 
following key areas to help organizations protect themselves from ransomware attacksa top priority for CISA:


  * Actions for Today  Make Sure Youre Not Tomorrows Headline 
  * Actions to Recover If Impacted  Dont Let a Bad Day Get Worse 
  * Actions to Secure Your Environment Going Forward  Dont Let Yourself be an Easy Mark 

CISA urges organizations to review CISA Insights  Ransomware Outbreak [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/2019-08/CISA_Insights-Ransomware_Outbreak_S508C.pdf ], implement the 
recommendations, and visit the CISA resource page on ransomware [ https://www.us-cert.gov/Ransomware ] for more 
information.

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