About this episode
This episode discusses the explosive growth of ransomware as a global industry and its implications for the economy and cybersecurity.
Online extortion has exploded into a multibillion-dollar global industry. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Anja Shortland of King’s College London about its rapid growth, fresh threats from AI, and the blurry line between cyber crime and cyber warfare. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Peter Thal Larsen
Guest: Anja Shortland
Topics covered
- ransomware
- cyber crime
- AI threats
- global economy
- cyber warfare
Keywords
- ransomware
- online extortion
- AI
- cyber crime
- cyber warfare
- global industry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: King’s College London
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