CISA Boss: Secure Code Is The 'Only Way To Make Ransomware A Shocking Anomaly'
The Register, Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
And it would seriously inconvenience the Chinese and Russians, too
There's a way to vastly reduce the scale and scope of ransomware attacks plaguing critical infrastructure, according to CISA director Jen Easterly: Make software secure by design.
"It is the only way we can make ransomware and cyberattacks a shocking anomaly," Easterly said during an RSA Conference keynote panel this week in San Francisco. "And that is to make sure the technology is much more secure."
The CISA boss has been beating this drum throughout her tenure at America's lead government cybersecurity agency, after she took over from the inaugural CISA chief Chris Krebs - who joined Easterly on stage during the aptly titled session, World on Fire, which was moderated by Washington Post super-journo Joseph Menn.