CISA revamps data analysis working group to assess effectiveness of security controls for ransomware mitigation

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is set to relaunch the Cybersecurity Insurance and Data Analysis Working Group in December, with a focus on researching what security controls are the most effective at mitigating ransomware losses, according to deputy director Nitin Natarajan.

The working group’s analysis “will be a resource both for insurers to inform their risk analysis and for CISA to better understand whether efforts like the Cyber Performance Goals (CPGs) and the Secure by Design initiative are translating...