Security News > 2016 > July > Ransomware: Can we finally start learning from past mistakes? (Help Net Security)

There is a phrase I am finding quite relevant lately. It is attributed to the philosopher George Santayana and it goes like this: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The reason it comes to my mind a lot these days is the headlines we are seeing relating to the latest ransomware attacks against companies’, hospitals’ and government departments’ systems. Previous headlines highlighted how criminals used DDoS attacks to extort money … More →

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