Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology in the Biden administration, and Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, spoke at Mandiant’s Cyber Defense Summit. Asked to predict whether network defenders will be forced to combat ransomware five years down the road, NakasOne answered frankly, “Every day” Neubergers: Ransomware “is a transnational issue” due to nature of threat actors and illicit use of cryptocurrency to bankroll their operations.”]
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