CISA, FBI update guidance on ransomware threat impacting small businesses

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published joint guidance with the FBI and other partners providing new details on Akira ransomware, an evolving threat actor targeting small businesses and critical infrastructure, as the first CISA product released after the government shutdown.

“This is a reflection of the reality that our nation’s ransomware adversaries are continuously evolving their tactics, and it’s therefore critical that we improve our defenses as well, which is what goes into providing this type of guidance,”...