The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and international partners released updated guidance to help organizations protect their cyber systems against an evolving ransomware threat. The joint advisory details new methods used by the Akira ransomware group. The group primarily targets small and medium-sized businesses, but has also conducted operations against larger organizations across various sectors in the manufacturing, educational, information technology, healthcare, financial, and food and agriculture sectors. By providing IT professionals with indicators of compromise (IOC) and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), the joint advisory helps IT professionals identify Akira ransomware activity and safeguard their networks. CISA and the FBI are providing steps that organizations should take immediately, including regularly backing up crucial data, enforcing multifactor authentication, and prioritizing the remediation of known exploited vulnerabilities.