The Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF) has released an updated #StopRansomware Guide with additional recommended actions, resources, and tools. The guide is a one-stop resource to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware incidents through best practices to detect, prevent, respond and recover, including step-by-step approaches to address potential attacks.
The JRTF is an interagency body established by Congress in the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) to ensure unity of effort in combating the growing threat of ransomware attacks.
The updated #StopRansomware Guide incorporates lessons learned from the past two years, including recommendations for preventing common initial access techniques such as compromised credentials/passwords and advanced forms of social engineering, psychologically manipulating people into disclosing sensitive data, access, and/or other compromising actions. Recommended actions include implementing phishing-resistant multifactor authentication (MFA), identity and access management (IAM) systems, cybersecurity awareness training and protective domain name systems.