MacVoices #21115: Paul Ducklin of Sophos on Ransomware and Data Breaches (1)

Ransomeware stories are everywhere these days, but what does the threat really look like, and what can be done to protect yourself? Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos,joins us to issue. Who is to blame? How should a victim react? How should you react in a breach situation? Paul has some thoughts on those and all aspects of a breach and how users and companies react. (Part 1)

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Paul Ducklin is Principal Research Scientist at Sophos.

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The Naked Security by Sophos blog

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