The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused the attention of the FBI and White House on the DarkSide ransomware developers and its operators.
The DarkSide ransomware hit the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, forcing the company to take its main distribution lines offline to recover.
Slowing or stopping the global ransomware threat will take cooperation among government, enterprises, and law enforcement.
Government officials and technology experts call for more collaboration between the public and private sectors when it comes to securing industrial control system environments.
A ransomware task force has proposed a variety of technical, policy, and regulatory means for disrupting ransomware, including tracking Bitcoin transactions more closely and mandating ransom payment disclosures.