049| Ransomware 2.0, with Mikko Hypponen

<p>We thought locking up data and demanding a ransom to decrypt it was bad. But ransomware criminals have stooped even lower and now, threats of public data exposure on top of multimillion-dollar ransoms are routine tactics. What's next? Where's ransomware going in 2021? Joining us to give his take is F-Secure's chief research officer and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yxlxCejVjo&feature=emb_logo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CISO MAG's Cybersecurity Person of the Year</a> 2020, <a href="https://twitter.com/mikko" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mikko Hypponen</a>. Also in this episode: Ransomware's evolution, why it's mainly a Windows problem, the impact of remote work, how ransomware's industrialization affects the threat landscape, and more.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://blog.f-secure.com/podcast-ransomware-mikko/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 49 transcript</a></p>