Election Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Leadership & Executive Communication

ISMG Editors: Law Enforcement's Ransomware Crackdown

Also: Election Security Successes, Key Takeaways from Recent ISMG Events
Clockwise, from top left: Anna Delaney, Mathew Schwartz, Chris Riotta and Tom Field

In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the impact of recent law enforcement operations against ransomware gangs, the state of U.S. election security on the eve of the presidential election, and the key trends emerging from recent ISMG industry roundtables and summits.

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The panelists - Anna Delaney, director, productions; Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe; Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity; and Tom Field, senior vice president, Editorial - discussed:

  • How global law enforcement has infiltrated and disrupted major ransomware and infostealer networks, arresting key figures and seizing data to dismantle cyberthreats to personal, financial and military targets;
  • The latest reports and expert insights into escalating election security threats just ahead of U.S presidential election;
  • Recent takeaways from ISMG cybersecurity roundtables and a preview of the upcoming ISMG Financial Services Summit in New York next week.

The ISMG Editors' Panel runs weekly. Don't miss our previous installments, including the Oct. 18 edition on how DSPM and DLP are converging to reshape data security and the Oct. 25 edition on election security.


About the Author

Anna Delaney

Anna Delaney

Director, Productions, ISMG

An experienced broadcast journalist, Delaney conducts interviews with senior cybersecurity leaders around the world. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of the website for The European Information Security Summit, or TEISS. Earlier, she worked at Levant TV and Resonance FM and served as a researcher at the BBC and ITV in their documentary and factual TV departments.




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