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1. The Cybersecurity 202: This Florida city just paid hackers a huge ransom. Is that better or worse for taxpayers?

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Data security -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Ransomware -- Forecasts and trends, Computer hackers -- Finance -- Forecasts and trends, Ransom -- Social aspects -- Forecasts and trends -- Political aspects, Consultants (Persons) -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Cyberterrorism, Budgets, Internet security, Computer systems, Cities and towns, Government regulation, Company financing, Data security issue, Market trend/market analysis, Hacker, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
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Byline: Joseph Marks THE KEY A small Florida city paid an extraordinary $600,000 in ransom this week to hackers who had locked up the city's computer systems -- highlighting an [...]

Published
2019

2. The next ransomware attack will be worse than WannaCry

Author

Schneier, Bruce

Subjects
Data security, Ransomware -- Forecasts and trends, Data security issue, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Bruce Schneier Ransomware isn't new, but it's increasingly popular and profitable. The concept is simple: Your computer gets infected with a virus that encrypts your files until you pay [...]

Published
2017

3. Last week's global cyberattack was just the beginning

Author

Weaver, Nicholas

Subjects
Computer viruses -- History, Extortion -- Forecasts and trends, Ransomware -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Virus, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Nicholas Weaver A massive cyber-extortion attack known as 'WannaCry' wrought havoc across the globe last week, taking out much of Britain's National Health Service and, in a delicious bit [...]

Published
2017

4. America's dangerous Internet delusion

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Internet -- Usage -- Social aspects, Ransomware -- Forecasts and trends, Internet of things -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Cyberterrorism -- Social aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Internet, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
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The United States may have escaped most digital damage from this month's unleashing of a global 'ransomware' virus, though cyber-experts fear more attacks. One possible explanation is that the malicious [...]

Published
2017

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