Cybersecurity Funds for Preventing Future Outages The Guardian reports that £21 million in extra budget will go towards helping to prevent future cybersecurity outages. The NHS suffered in the recent wannacry ransomware attacks, which crippled
First, apologies for the lack of updates here – I was hoping to write yesterday but I spilled water on my laptop to protect myself from WannaCry. (That’s a joke, as I use a Mac; however, I did spill water on my machine but it seems
Ransomware reaches 1 Billion dollars, according to ZDNet. That means that malware authors are raking it in! That’s why it’s more important than ever that we increase the number of cybersecurity experts in the world! More and more
Cybercrime pays. There’s no doubt that cybercrime pays. Why else would anyone do it? The risks are quite substantial (jail, fines), so the rewards must also be quite substantial. Cybercrime Pays – Ransomware – Outsized Rewards
Jul 2017