Ransomware Reshaping Cyber as National Security Priority

Public-Private Cooperation Key for Ransomware Mitigation, Says Anne Neuberger Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • November 27, 2025

Non-stop, high-profile ransomware attacks against Britain and the United States have transformed cybersecurity into a national security priority, Anne Neuberger, the former White House deputy national security adviser for cyber, said at a Wednesday event in London.

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"For too long, it's been a tech thing, 'go get your CIO to fix it,'" Neuberger told attendees at an event hosted by think tank Royal United Services Institute, where she serves as a distinguished fellow.

Increasingly, ransomware attacks aren't just disrupting private businesses, but having a more society-wide impact. With the higher costs becoming "no longer tenable," she said, governments are "bringing in CEOs and saying: 'OK, this is a national problem, these ...