The Biden Administration is attempting to curtail an uptick in ransomware attacks on American businesses.

In June, the world's largest meat processing company was hit by a ransomware group and paid $11 million dollars to resume its operations. And in May, the Colonial Pipeline Company was attacked, disrupting gas supplies to the east coast for a week.

And the attacks are becoming more frequent.

So, what can government and business leaders do to combat these attacks? And who's responsible for improving our cybersecurity?

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