For a two-day summit beginning on Monday, the White House is bringing together three dozen countries, the European Union, and a number of private sector companies to discuss the best ways to stop ransomware attacks.
The second International Counter Ransomware Summit will concentrate on issues like enhancing system resilience to better withstand attacks and stopping criminal organizations from preparing such assaults.
In order to emphasize the severity of the issue at the conference, a senior Biden administration official referenced recent attacks like the one that hit the Los Angeles school district last month. Under the condition of anonymity, the official gave a preview of the occasion.
FBI Director Christopher Wray, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman are among the administration representatives who intend to attend the event. Joe Biden, the president, is not anticipated to attend.
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Estonia, European Commission, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Kenya, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States are among the participating nations.
Crowdstrike, Mandiant, Cyber Threat Alliance, Microsoft, Cybersecurity Coalition, Palo Alto, Flexon, SAP, the Institute for Security + Technology, Siemens, Internet 2.0, Tata-TCS, and Telefónica are a few of the businesses that will participate.
The prior summit was virtually held.
