Tech group calls for eliminating info-sharing federal agency silos to better combat ransomware

The federal government must work to improve information-sharing arrangements at the interagency level to prevent actionable data from being siloed at one agency or department, according to a new report from the Institute for Security and Technology.

“Shortcomings in existing information sharing practices lead to information silos that result in a murky information environment, making it difficult for governments and industry to work together to combat ransomware at scale,” IST’s Zoë Brammer says in a report released today.

“Without...