Justice Dept. prioritizes building out anti-ransomware efforts at greater scale with international, private sector partners

The Justice Department is focused on scaling up efforts with private sector and international partners to disrupt and deter ransomware threats, according to stakeholders involved in global disruption efforts.

“When it comes to disruption and deterrence, it's not just the U.S. government that has a stake,” FBI’s Brett Leatherman said in a panel discussion at a Wednesday event hosted by the Institute for Security and Technology.

Leatherman argued the federal government has “room to grow” in terms of offensive...