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WannaCry

Government Technology/News
CISA Warns of New Cyber Attack Similar to ‘WannaCry’

Jeanette Manfra, assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has said that it’s unlikely that the agency could prevent a massive cyberattack similar to WannaCry in 2017, TechCruch

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by Brenda Marie Rivers
October 7, 2019
Cybersecurity/DHS/Government Technology/News
Report: DHS Eyes ‘Proactive’ Cyber Cooperation With Industry

The Department of Homeland Security plans to become more proactive in delivering cybersecurity support to the U.S. private sector, FCW reported Thursday. Jeanette Manfra, DHS assistant secretary for the office of cybersecurity and

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by Ramona Adams
December 22, 2017
Cybersecurity/Government Technology/News
Thomas Bossert: North Korea Behind ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Attack

Thomas Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, has said the U.S. has determined that North Korea was responsible for a ransomware attack that disrupted computer systems worldwide in May. Bossert said

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by Jane Edwards
December 21, 2017
Government Technology/News
US-CERT Warns of ‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Attacks

The U.S. government has released a notice about a new ransomware that homed in on media companies in Russia and transportation systems in Ukraine, CNN Tech reported Wednesday. The ransomware attack was

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by Jane Edwards
October 25, 2017
Government Technology/News
DoD, HHS Leaders: Information Sharing With Industry is Key to Mitigate Ransomware

Mitchell Komaroff, principal adviser for cybersecurity strategy, planning and oversight at the Defense Department, has said DoD collaborates with industry partners to help mitigate threats such as ransomware, FedTech reported Thursday. Komaroff told

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by Ramona Adams
October 20, 2017
Government Technology/News
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense CoE Calls for Joint Response to NotPetya, WannaCry Attacks

A group of researchers at NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence has urged the international community to pursue a joint response to the threat actors behind the NotPetya and WannaCry malware

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by Anna Forrester
July 5, 2017
Government Technology/News
HHS Boosts Communications With Private Sector After ‘WannaCry’ Attacks

The Department of Health and Human Services has worked to strengthen its communications with the private sector following the WannaCry ransomware attacks, MeriTalk reported Friday. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee

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by Ramona Adams
June 12, 2017
Government Technology/News
John Kelly: DHS Helped Protect US Computers Against WannaCry Ransomware Attack

John Kelly, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said a DHS-led interagency effort helped prevent the WannaCry ransomware from spreading to new computers across the U.S., Nextgov reported Wednesday. “We defended the country

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by Scott Nicholas
May 30, 2017
Government Technology/News
Sen. Mark Warner Asks OMB, DHS on Security Patch Implementation Amid Ransomware Attack

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has asked the heads of the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Homeland Security about the measures

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by Jane Edwards
May 17, 2017
Government Technology/News
Thomas Bossert: ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Tool Not Developed by NSA

Thomas Bossert, an adviser to President Donald Trump on homeland security and counterterrorism, has said the ransomware attack that affected computer systems worldwide was not carried out using a tool developed the National Security Agency,

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by Ramona Adams
May 16, 2017
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