Special Ep. #002: Please welcome the U.S. Secret Service’s Special Agent Michael Moran and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supervisory Special Agent Jonathan Holmes who speak on Ransomware and its significance in today’s world. As two professionals in the Cybercrime field, they discuss how Ransomware can affect anyone who has a computer with an internet connection. Listeners will learn the basics of Ransomware and what the Secret Service and the FBI are doing to combat the criminals who conduct Ransomware attacks against American citizens and businesses.

Are you a victim of a Ransomware attack? Please contact a field office near you for assistance.

Secret Service Field Officeshttps://www.secretservice.gov/contact/field-offices/

FBI Field Officeshttps://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices

For more information about Ransomware click on the links below:

U.S. Secret Service Ransomware Guidehttps://www.secretservice.gov/data/investigation/Preparing-for-a-Cyber-Incident-A-Guide-to-Ransomware-v-1.pdf Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Ransomwarehttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/RansomwareHosted, edited, produced by: Cody Starken

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

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