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State Financial Regulators Issue Ransomware Mitigation Tool

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Dissent

Kimberly Peretti, Amy Mushahwar, and Alysa Austin of Alston & Bird write:

On October 13, 2020, state financial regulators in partnership with the Bankers Electronic Crimes Taskforce and the U.S. Secret Service, released the Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool (R-SAT) to help financial institutions mitigate the risks of ransomware.  The R-SAT is a detailed questionnaire designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an institution’s general security controls as well as to assist its executive management and the board of director in identifying, responding, and recovering from a ransomware attack.

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