"International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2022 Joint Statement"

The International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI), which includes the UK, US, Ukraine, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, and others, met in Washington, DC, from October 31 to November 1, 2022. Members reaffirmed their commitment to building their collective resilience to ransomware, cooperating to disrupt ransomware and pursue the actors responsible, combating illicit finance supporting the ransomware ecosystem, collaborating with the private sector to defend against ransomware attacks, and continuing to work together internationally across all elements of the ransomware threat at the Second CRI Summit. The CRI's work contributes to implementing the UN-endorsed framework for responsible state behavior in cyberspace, which is the voluntary norm that states should cooperate in exchanging information, assisting one another, and prosecuting terrorist and criminal use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Members should also implement other cooperative measures to address such threats. The CRI partners' collaborative efforts are also directly contributing to the implementation of the consensus conclusions and recommendations of the UN Expert Group to complete a comprehensive study on cybercrime. The CRI intends to hold ransomware actors accountable for their crimes, disrupt and bring to justice ransomware actors and their enablers to the fullest extent permitted by each partner's applicable laws and relevant authorities, collaborate in disrupting ransomware through sharing information, and much more. Resilience to ransomware attacks calls for effective policies and collaboration with trusted partners. In order to increase collective resilience to ransomware attacks, CRI members are establishing a network of trusted partners to share ransomware-related threat information. The CRI intends to form a voluntary International Counter Ransomware Task Force (ICRTF) to create cross-sectoral tools and exchange cyber threat intelligence to improve early warning capabilities, prevent attacks, and consolidate policy and best practice frameworks. This article continues to discuss the CRI's commitments.  

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