The amount of money given to those conducting ransomware attacks by citizens and institutions, as well as the chances an individual or entity would agree to pay what was demanded from them, declined in 2022, United States Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (pictured) told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in an interview published on Tuesday.
"It reflects, I think, the pivot that we have made to a posture where we're on our front foot," she said. "We're focusing on making sure we're doing everything to prevent the attacks in the first place."
Monaco credited companies themselves, who introduced better protection methods, as well as various measures imposed by federal authorities for the decrease. Earlier this week, while speaking at the Munich Security Conference, she stressed the necessity to make sure "we are putting prevention first, disruption first, and ... victims at the center of our approach."
