Episode 352: Inside the Ransomware Economy: Incentives, Governance, and Risk with Anja Shortland
About this episode
Professor Anja Shortland discusses the evolution of ransomware as a sophisticated form of cybercrime and its implications.
This episode hosts Professor Anja Shortland, returning to the podcast following her previous appearance in 2021, to examine how ransomware has evolved into a sophisticated and highly organised form of cybercrime, operating as a global market shaped by incentives, reputation, and weak governance. The conversation explores the scale of the threat, with billions in annual losses, and how attacks extend far beyond encryption to include data theft, business disruption, and systemic risk acro...
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Host: Dominic Bowen
Guest: Anja Shortland
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Organizations: ransomware, cybercrime
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