Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Defending OT Operations Against Ongoing Pro-Russia Hacktivist Activity – May 2024

CISA’s CyberSentry – The program provides unique visibility into cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure entities that are highly targeted and highly consequential, enabling a true partnership between CISA and each participating organization to  provide an added layer of detection and response using sensitive operational information.

Weak Security Controls and Practices Routinely Exploited for Initial Access – This page provides several recommendations and technical details that organizations can take to reduce their risk of becoming a victim to malicious cyber activity. (May 17, 2022)

READOUT: CISA call on potential Russian cyberattacks against the United States (March 22, 2022)

CISA Urges Organizations to Implement Immediate Cybersecurity Measures to Protect Against Potential Threats (Jan. 18, 2022)

Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: Organizations should review and refresh their vulnerability management policies, refer to the CISA catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities, and establish a more aggressive turnaround time to protect their networks against urgent, active threats. (Nov. 3, 2021)

Dark Ransomware: Best Practices for Preventing Business Disruption from Ransomware Attacks (May 11, 2021)

Ransomware Guide providing recommended best practices for addressing ransomware attacks (September 2020)

More CISA Resources:

Stop Ransomware | CISA
Conti Ransomware | CISA, FBI, NSA
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – October| CISA
Cyber Resource Hub | CISA
Selecting and Hardening Remote Access VPN Solutions | CISA, NSA

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Cyber Crime – The FBI’s cyber strategy is to impose risk and consequences on cyber adversaries. Learn more about what you can do to protect yourself from cyber criminals, how you can report cyber crime, and the Bureau’s efforts in combating the evolving cyber threat.

Ransomware Attacks on Agricultural Cooperatives Potentially Timed to Critical Seasons (April 20, 2022)

Indicators of Compromise Associated with Diavol Ransomware (Jan. 19, 2022) 

Cyber Criminal Actors Targeting the Food and Agriculture Sector with Ransomware Attacks (Sept. 1, 2021)

Cyber Actors Conduct Credential Stuffing Attacks Against the US Food & Agriculture Sector (MEMBERS ONLY LINK) 

Department of the Treasury

Updated Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments (Sept. 21, 2021)

White House Memo

What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The Threat of Ransomware (June 2, 2021)