Financial Times (February 12)
“What happened in the UK in 2016 is now happening in Germany. A referendum is causing total havoc in the political system.” The members of the centre-left Social Democratic party must vote on whether to support the life sustaining coalition cobbled together by Angela Merkel. The party leadership does not appear to have a majority. “Even if there is a narrow vote in favour, it is hard to see how this coalition, and Ms Merkel, can last a full term.”
CNET (June 28)
“Another widespread ransomware attack is threatening to wreak havoc across the world.” The latest variation of the Petya ransomware is disrupting businesses and governments worldwide, including WPP, Merck, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Rosneft and government agencies in Ukraine. “This is the second global ransomware attack in the last two months. It follows the WannaCry outbreak that ensnared more than 200,000 computers.”
Tags: A.P. Moller-Maersk, Attack, Computers, Havoc, Merck, Petya, Ransomware, Rosneft, Ukraine, WannaCry, WPP
Washington Post (December 11)
“To get a taste for the havoc possible in today’s digital world, consider the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.” The massive 100 terabytes of stolen data has revealed “embarrassing details about executive salaries and secret movie negotiations—but the hack is also a worrisome moment in cybersecurity…. It is now a fact that many of the world’s most powerful nations are building cyberforces, either directly or with mercenary proxies. This is creating a cyberspace with plenty of risks.”
Tags: Cyberattack, Cyberforces, Cybersecurity, Digital, Embarrassing, Executives, Havoc, Mercenaries, Movies, Negotiations, Risks, Salaries, Sony, Stolen data
