Why cyber attacks are becoming more dangerous

 

https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2018/04/01/cyber-attacks-more-dangerous

Ashely Wearne, the head of Cyber Security group Sophos, recently said that current game plan against digital lawbreakers is to hit them smart, hit them fast, and hit them early.

With the advent of the digital age, suddenly, attacks or even wars are not only fought at the border. Rather, these attacks have found their way right into our offices, and homes, while we are altogether oblivious to it.

Last year, a North Korean ransomware which is essentially a crypto worm by nature, and aptly named as WannaCry, played havoc around the world by incapacitating more than 200,000 computers. The attack was not restricted to any target countries, but rather over 150 countries suffered from this attack.

This attack was condemned by many countries, but repercussions of such threats loom large on Cyber Security companies, whose existence lies in defending us from suck attack. In the words of Wearne, “If we have one bad day, we’re out of business. It’s a very thin line.”