U.S.-Russia Ransomware Cooperation Is Open Question After Summit

U.S. President Joe Biden‘s cybersecurity warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin that 16 kinds of critical infrastructure should be “off limits” to hacks is a promising development, but concrete plans are necessary to stem the rising tide of ransomware, attorneys and policy analysts say.

Engaging with Russia to stop cybercrime against critical infrastructure in the U.S.—including pipelines, telecom networks, and water suppliers—is important because it could give U.S. intelligence officials “tangible information,” said Meg King, director of the science and technology innovation program at the Wilson Center, a Washington think tank.

But it remains to be seen what that ...