Recording: The Rise of Ransomware as a National Security Threat
Watch Max Smeets and James Babbage, Director General for Threats at the National Crime Agency discuss Smeets' new book on ransomware, Ransom War: How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security.
Overview
In his new book, Max Smeets explores the rise of ransomware as a national security threat. Ransom War: How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security reveals how the challenge of ransomware has evolved, how it differs in substance and style from traditional cyber threats, and how to combat it.
This event was part of a joint project between RUSI, King's College London and the University of Bath -- 'Cyber Statecraft in an Era of Systemic Competition'. It is is funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), in partnership with the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS).
FEATURING
Dr Max Smeets
Associate Fellow; Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, and Director of the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative
