From: Norton Rose Fulbright
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US Federal Government Ransomware Guidance
The US federal government has been active in providing guidance to address ransomware. For example, noting reports that “global ransomware infections were at an all-time high” in early 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert on September 15, 2016 that urged victims of ransomware to report infections to federal law enforcement and provided several prevention and continuity measures to reduce the risk of a successful attack. This alert is consistent with the guidance it issued in April 2016 for CISOs and CEOs. The HHS Office of Civil Rights also issued guidance in June 2016 for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.
FTC Ransomware Comments
FTC Chairwoman Ramirez recently addressed the topic of ransomware in her opening remarks to the FTC Fall Technology Series event on Ransomware on September 7, 2016:
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