US Senate Passes Bill in Response to Rampant Ransomware, CyberAttacks

guest · Sep 27, 2019

US Senate Passes Bill in Response to Rampant Ransomware, CyberAttacks
September 27, 2019
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-response-to-rampant-ransomware-cyberattacks/

The U.S. Senate passed the 'DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act' (S.315) to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to help private and public entities defend against cyber-attacks.

"The Senate passing the DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act is an important step in protecting Upstate New York school districts from the swaths of ransomware attacks that take hostage the personal information and vital data of our students, school employees and local governments," stated Senator Schumer in a press release published today.
The press release also says that "ransomware has two major, devastating consequences. First, victims cannot use the computer systems on which they depend until files are unlocked, rendering them virtually paralyzed in today’s digital age."

“This bipartisan legislation will allow the best minds in cybersecurity to work together to better protect our digital infrastructure and to respond to attacks," Hassan added.
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