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U.S. Taps Tech Giants to Help Fight Ransomware, Cyberattacks
The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative will initially focus on combating ransomware and developing a framework to deal with cyberattacks that affect providers of cloud services.
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The US government is turning to tech giants including Amazon, Microsoft and Google to help bolster cybersecurity, after a string of high-profile attacks involving critical infrastructure.
The initiative, called the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, was unveiled Thursday by Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The effort, reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, will initially focus on combating ransomware and developing a framework to deal with cyberattacks that affect providers of cloud services. It also aims to improve information sharing between the government and the private sector, with the goal of reducing the risk of attacks and ensuring a coordinated response.
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