A newly formed Ransomware Task Force is formed with the aim of tackling this "increasingly prevalent and destructive type of cybercrime." Microsoft and McAfee are probably the best known founding partners.

Founding partners include:

Aspen Digital
Citrix
The Cyber Threat Alliance
Cybereason
The CyberPeace Institute
The Cybersecurity Coalition
The Global Cyber Alliance
McAfee
Microsoft
Rapid7
Resilience
SecurityScorecard
Shadowserver Foundation
Stratigos Security
Team Cymru
Third Way
UT Austin Stauss Center
Venable LLP

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