Cyberattacks and ransomware

[ötzi]

I think this is about as advanced as it gets:

So that's where that thing is. Could you give it back to TGR please? Things have seemed a little shaky without it.

[riser4]

At what point do we decide that a cyber attack on our infrastructure by a state actor is the same as a missile attack?
It seems unlikely that a state actor would do a ransomware attack, although the ransom demand could be a smoke screen.

Russian mob pays tribute to the boss man in Moscow. Do you really think this is without his blessings?

[MultiVerse]

Should governments ban ransom payments? It would be painful for individual organizations in the short run but eventually criminals would give up.

The case for a ban is simple. Last year an estimated $25 billion was paid towards ransom demands. Even though survey results should be taken with a grain of salt, ~7% of organizations said they paid a ransom to a ransomware gang in 2020. If those number are anywhere close to representing the problem's scale then maybe the best way to stop it is to cut off the revenue stream.

https://secure2.sophos.com/en-us/med...re-2021-wp.pdf

[KQ]

This headline cracks me up:

US pipeline shutdown sparks worries of $3 gas

I already pay more than that and for my area it isn't particularly high.

[splat]

Not purely. Also a lack of proper regulation AND oversight.

Regulating and overseeing bad network administration?

[Skidog]

Regulating and overseeing bad network administration?

Pen and vulnerability testing would go a long way. If they were enforced with more than a slap on the wrist it could go a long way.

As for TGR protocols...? TCP/IP

Sent from my Pixel 4a (5G) using TGR Forums mobile app