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Governance and Cyber Risk for SMEs: Remapping the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense
In 2022, the Ransomware Task Force developed the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense to provide SMEs with an actionable framework to defend against the most common attacks, aligning with NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 1.0. Today, IST releases the Blueprint remapped to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, incorporating a new core function and updating key considerations for the most vulnerable SMEs.
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November 6, 2025
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Plan directeur de défense contre les rançongiciels
En réponse à la mesure 3.1.1 du rapport du Groupe de travail sur la lutte contre les rançongiciels, qui recommande à la communauté de la cybersécurité d’« élaborer un cadre clair de mesures exécutables d’atténuation, d’intervention et de récupération relatives aux rançongiciels », le Groupe de travail sur le Plan directeur de défense contre les rançongiciels a intégré au présent document un sous-ensemble structuré de mesures de protection essentielles en matière de cyberhygiène3, puisées dans le site Web Contrôles de sécurité essentiels du contrôles du CIS® v8.
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July 14, 2025
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The Truth about Ransomware (and How to Stop It)
Megan Stifel joins the podcast "The Internet of Threats" with host Eric Greenwald to discuss the current and future state of ransomware, what small- and medium-sized businesses can do to fight ransomware, and whether tactics like regulation and insurance actually help or hurt the fight against ransomware.
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September 8, 2022
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Blueprint for Ransomware Defense: An Action Plan for Ransomware Mitigation, Response, and Recovery for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
In response to Action 3.1.1 of the Ransomware Task Force (RTF) report, which calls for the cybersecurity community to “develop a clear, actionable framework for ransomware mitigation, response, and recovery,” the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense Working Group developed a Blueprint comprised of a curated subset of essential cyber hygiene Safeguards from the Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) v8.
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August 3, 2022
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Testimony: Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency
On June 7, 2022, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for the hearing entitled, "Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency."
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June 7, 2022
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