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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Today a new website was launched to help organizations reduce their risk of ransomware.
</span><a href="http://stopransomware.gov/"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">StopRansomware.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black"> is the new ransomware homepage for federal government
agencies to pool resources that can give businesses and organizations of all sizes the opportunity to better protect their networks. The website will also highlight the latest ransomware-related alerts from these agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Ransomware cases are on the rise. In 2020 there was a
<b>300% increase</b> in the amount of ransoms paid, compared to the previous year. Ransomware incidents have become more destructive and impactful in both nature and scope. Malicious cyber actors target critical data and can propagate ransomware across entire
networks. These cyber criminals also increasingly use tactics, such as deleting system backups that make restoration and recovery more difficult or infeasible for impacted organizations. The economic and reputational impacts of ransomware incidents, throughout
the initial disruption and, at times, extended recovery, have also proven challenging for organizations large and small.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">The new website will enable organizations to enhance their network defense while helping organizations be more aware and prepared to deal with malicious cyber actors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">StopRansonware.gov includes information about the critical steps that should be taken to respond to and recover from a cyberattack. This includes a comprehensive Ransomware
Guide and Cyber Hygiene services that are available at no cost to help organizations with vulnerability scanning, web application scanning, penetration testing, and phishing assessments. These services can help to assess, identify, and reduce exposure to cyber
threats like ransomware. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">We advise all organizations to visit
</span><a href="http://stopransomware.gov/"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">StopRansomware.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black"> to help mitigate ransomware risks.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Theresa A. Masse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cyber Security Advisor, Region 10 (Oregon)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Department of Homeland Security<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (503) 930-5671 Email:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#777777">
</span><a href="mailto:theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0760C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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