Please click on the link below from the Department of Homeland Security.  Ransomware and related attacks have hit numerous cities, from large (Atlanta, Baltimore) to small (Lake City, FL, population ~ 12,000).  They’ve attacked hospitals and health systems, city halls and 911 centers.  I hope you’ll consider passing this information on to whoever controls technology for your hospital, agency, or jurisdiction.  These attacks threaten us all.

 

David N. Gerstner, President

Greater Miami Valley EMS Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency Management and Response

Information Sharing and Analysis Center

(EMR-ISAC)

In response to the increase in ransomware attacks against state and local governments, please see the attached one-pager detailing three steps your department can take to protect your networks and data against adversaries.

This document is provided courtesy of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Multi-State ISAC, National Governors Association, and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

 

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FAIR USE NOTICE
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REPORTING NOTICE 
DHS and the FBI encourage recipients of this document to report information concerning suspicious or criminal activity to the local FBI office and also the State or Major Urban Area Fusion Center.  FBI phone numbers can be found online at http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field.  Fusion Center information can be seen at http://www.dhs.gov/contact-fusion-centers.    

For information specifically affecting the private sector critical infrastructure, contact the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC) by telephone at 202-282-9201 or by e-mail at NICC@hq.dhs.gov.

When available, each report submitted should include the date, time, location, type of activity, number of people, equipment type used for the activity, the name of the name of submitting person and organization, and a designated point of contact.

• Ransomware Statement.pdf