06.2021 . Spotlight
Ransomware: Should paying hacker ransoms be illegal?
It seems as if we are living in a ransomware ‘epidemic’. Ransomware is a specific type of malware that encrypts data and systems and asks for a payment (the ransom) for the release of decryption keys.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
06.2021 . Spotlight
Fundamentals of Resilience – “Organising for Resilience”
When disruption hits organisations, many incline towards chaos and entropy. But chaos doesn’t always follow disruption. Sometimes organisations successfully adjust and strive, emerging stronger.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
05.2021 . Spotlight
A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang
The FBI confirmed that ransomware group DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe, stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
05.2021 . Spotlight
A Comprehensive Approach to Cyber Resilience
Published in MIT Sloan Management Review, this article argues that the responsibility to keep data safe must expand beyond the IT team.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer