Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Ransomware Reshaping Cyber as National Security Priority Public-Private Cooperation Key for Ransomware Mitigation, Says Anne Neuberger Anne Neuberger, former deputy NSA for cyber and emerging technologies, White House (Image: ISMG) 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. See Also: Top 10 Technical Predictions for 2025 "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 are private networks, how do we tackle this together and really come up with a coordinated approach'?" Calls for private organizations to sharpen their defenses have been on the rise following a spate of high-profile incidents creating national fallout. In the United Kingdom, this has included ransomware attacks on major retailers, including in late April against Marks & Spencer, which disrupted a national ico