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Published on 13 May 2017
It is a computer virus called 'WannaCry'.
An estimated 75,000 computers in 99 countries have been infected in what is being called the biggest attack of its kind in history.
By exploiting a bug in the Windows operating system, malicious software, known as ransomware, locks computers and demands money to restore access.
Major hits include Britain's National Health Service, the French car maker Renault, the international shipper FedEx, Russia's banks and interior ministry, as well as the Spanish telecoms company Telefonica.
So, should the world be be worried by the rise in ransomware?
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Marco Cova - Security researcher
Robert Pritchard - Cyber security expert and associate fellow at RUSI
Jennifer Pybus - Senior lecturer at the University of the Arts London
An estimated 75,000 computers in 99 countries have been infected in what is being called the biggest attack of its kind in history.
By exploiting a bug in the Windows operating system, malicious software, known as ransomware, locks computers and demands money to restore access.
Major hits include Britain's National Health Service, the French car maker Renault, the international shipper FedEx, Russia's banks and interior ministry, as well as the Spanish telecoms company Telefonica.
So, should the world be be worried by the rise in ransomware?
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Marco Cova - Security researcher
Robert Pritchard - Cyber security expert and associate fellow at RUSI
Jennifer Pybus - Senior lecturer at the University of the Arts London
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