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What a second Trump term means for the future of ransomware
- The US government has been making big strides in the fight against ransomware over the last four years.
- The Biden administration declared ransomware as a national security threat and successfully targeted ransomware operators.
- Despite the government’s efforts, cyberattacks targeting US organizations continue to rise.
- President-elect Donald Trump is expected to inherit the major ransomware problem in January.
- It is hard to predict what the next four years of cybersecurity policy could look like.
- Trump’s first term was a mixed bag, but cybersecurity didn’t feature heavily in his messaging since.
- However, the Republican National Committee said during the 2024 election cycle that an incoming Republican administration would 'raise the security standards for our critical systems and networks.'
- Trump’s push to slash federal budgets raised concerns that agencies may have fewer resources available for cybersecurity, which could make US networks more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
- With a scaled back focus on regulation, a second Trump term could pick up where it left off with offensive cyberattacks.
- A second Trump term is expected to pursue initiatives that would deter enemies to US sovereign security such as the use of offensive cyber capabilities and ramping up of the ‘hack-back’ activities.
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