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The Cyber Risk Outlook 2019: what’s on the horizon for cyber risk?

The Cyber Risk Outlook 2019: what’s on the horizon for cyber risk?

Today, the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies launches its 2019 Cyber Risk Outlook in partnership with RMS. The 2019 Outlook is the product of a full year of research and conversation with experts, an insightful look at the current cyber risk landscape and an assessment those areas that pose the greatest threat to business with… Read more

The Age of Ransomware: mitigating the next cyber heartbreak after WannaCry

The Age of Ransomware: mitigating the next cyber heartbreak after WannaCry

A cyber catastrophe has occurred. A little before noon on Friday, 12 May 2017, a highly virulent strain of the ransomware WannaCry (known as WannaCrypt) began to spread through Windows systems worldwide, crippling the NHS healthcare system, Russian government ministries and French automobile plants, and ultimately impacting more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries by… Read more

NSA Cyber Weapon Stash for Sale

NSA Cyber Weapon Stash for Sale

Éireann Leverett Risk Researcher, Centre for Risk Studies, Judge Business School at University of Cambridge, and CEO, Concinnity Ltd. Dr. Andrew Coburn SVP, RMS, Inc., and Director of Advisory Board, Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, Judge Business School On 13 August the ‘ShadowBrokers’, a previously unknown hacker group, posted an online auction of a set… Read more