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Monday, July 05, 2021

When Will It End?  

The latest ransomware attacks and a demand for $70 million to get the encryption key raises a fundamental question: When will it end?  The world cannot afford to have hacker gangs and governments crippling essential resources of countries, and it raises a chilling thought.  Might hacker attacks be a form of warfare that lock up armies in the face of an attack?  It still seems companies aren't taking cybersecurity seriously enough and are living in a dreamland where it can't happen to me.  A potential alleviation of the present situation is transparency.  Governments should mandate that every victim disclose a successful assault.  The negative publicity will spur IT departments and CEOs to bear down on cybersecurity and to install company-wide protocols to prevent access to their systems.  That won't make them completely safe but it will make it more difficult for hackers to work.  It is a never-ending battle.

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