Srsly Risky Biz: Data extortion is booming. Hooray!
Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the cybercrime ecosystem shifting towards data theft extortion, stealing sensitive data and extracting ransoms from victims by threatening to leak it. For organisations whose reputation is very important to them, data leaks are a bigger threat than having their files locked up. They also discuss how the rise of AI makes it worth reinvigorating CISA’s Secure by Design initiative. Show notes
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