CISA, FBI, NSA and International Partners Issue Advisory on Ransomware Trends from 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the FBI, National Security Agency (NSA), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), just published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory outlining the growing international threat posed by ransomware over the past year. The advisory, 2021 Trends Show Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware, summarizes the top ransomware trends observed across all three countries. The report notes that 14 of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors experienced ransomware incidents last year.