Biden W.H.: ‘Private Sector Decision’ as to Whether a Ransom Will Be Paid to Fix Pipeline

NEUBERGER So first we ░░░░░░░░ that victims of cyber ░░░░░░░░ often face a very ░░░░░░░░ situation They have to ░░░░░░░░ balance often the cost ░░░░░░░░ when they have no ░░░░░░░░ with regard to paying ░░░░░░░░ ransom Colonial is a ░░░░░░░░ company and we will ░░░░░░░░ information regarding their decision ░░░░░░░░ paying a ransom to ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER And would the ░░░░░░░░ offer any advice on ░░░░░░░░ or not to pay ░░░░░░░░ ransom NEUBERGER So typically ░░░░░░░░ is a private sector ░░░░░░░░ and the administration has ░░░░░░░░ offered further advice at ░░░░░░░░ time Given the rise ░░░░░░░░ ransomware that is one ░░░░░░░░ we are definitely looking ░░░░░░░░ now to say what ░░░░░░░░ be the government s ░░░░░░░░ to ransomware actors and ░░░░░░░░ ransoms overall Liz SHERWOOD ░░░░░░░░ So on the issue ░░░░░░░░ gas prices as I ░░░░░░░░ right now there are ░░░░░░░░ supply disruptions and the ░░░░░░░░ of Energy s information ░░░░░░░░ the EIA is doing ░░░░░░░░ analysis right now about ░░░░░░░░ supply disruptions and what ░░░░░░░░ effects that could have ░░░░░░░░ we are working with ░░░░░░░░ agencies to consider how ░░░░░░░░ necessary we can move ░░░░░░░░ to a place where ░░░░░░░░ might be needed if ░░░░░░░░ turns out that there ░░░░░░░░ a shortfall PSAKI Cynthia ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Jen My ░░░░░░░░ is just to follow ░░░░░░░░ on what Ana was ░░░░░░░░ Has the White House ░░░░░░░░ considered advice for companies ░░░░░░░░ are victimized in such ░░░░░░░░ going forward Is there ░░░░░░░░ that you are considering ░░░░░░░░ it comes to paying ░░░░░░░░ in the future NEUBERGER ░░░░░░░░ is a really good ░░░░░░░░ The first and most ░░░░░░░░ advice is secure your ░░░░░░░░ In this case the ░░░░░░░░ that was used is ░░░░░░░░ known variant The FBI ░░░░░░░░ investigated many cases of ░░░░░░░░ in the past as ░░░░░░░░ noted beginning in October ░░░░░░░░ the first and most ░░░░░░░░ thing is to ensure ░░░░░░░░ systems are patched and ░░░░░░░░ cyber security is maintained ░░░░░░░░ the level needed in ░░░░░░░░ given network We want ░░░░░░░░ see ransomware not be ░░░░░░░░ and that begins with ░░░░░░░░ resilience particularly in critical ░░░░░░░░ networks.”