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2017 in cybersecurity and privacy news

The Parallax

Ransomware, a particularly nasty form of malware that locks your computer until you pay off your attackers and has been around for decades, continued to wreak havoc in 2017. And NotPetya cost pharmaceutical giant Merck more than $310 million , FedEx more than $300 million , and shipping company Maersk more than $200 million.

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Healthcare Security: Ransomware Plays a Prominent Role in COVID-19 Era Breaches

Tenable

Pharmaceuticals. Some are known to exploit vulnerabilities while others will utilize phishing/email compromise to establish an initial foothold before dropping malware or leveraging a vulnerability to gain further access to the victim's systems to deploy the ransomware. Children's hospital. Healthcare software.

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Technology Trends for 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

It’s now used in operating systems (Linux kernel components), tool development, and even enterprise software. There were over 28,000 registrations, with attendees and sponsors from industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, logistics, and manufacturing. We also saw 9.8% growth in content about functional programming.

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