The number of reported attacks against local governments and schools is down in 2022, but the overall threat is not slowing down, the Ransomware Task Force said.

A Ransomware Task Force created by industry groups last December has released what it calls a framework for an online scourge that's "basically everywhere."

A new Ransomware Task Force plans to spend two to three months developing a "framework" that can be used by all types of organizations defending and responding…