Tracking the threat actors: NCSC's Eleanor Fairford on the evolving threats to the UK's critical infrastructure

John Leonard
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'We're seeing ransomware increasingly deployed against utility providers, law enforcement and emergency response units'

For a few days 18 months ago, the UK and many other countries appeared to be in danger of grinding to a halt. This was during the early stages of the WannaCry crisis which forced a number of NHS tr...

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