Host Carol Castiel and assistant producer at the Current Affairs Desk, Sydney Sherry, speak with Tatyana Bolton, policy director of the Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team at R Street Institute, about recent cyber and ransomware attacks, mostly emanating from Russia, which have crippled international companies and jeopardized economies. Bolton analyzes the threat of ransomware and how criminal networks in Russia like REvil, are perpetrating attacks and what can be done defensively and offensively to stop them.Featured Publications
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In the News Podcast: Ransomware/Cyberattacks
Host Carol Castiel and assistant producer at the Current Affairs Desk, Sydney Sherry, speak with Tatyana Bolton, policy director of the Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team at R Street Institute, about recent cyber and ransomware attacks, mostly emanating from Russia, which have crippled international companies and jeopardized economies. Bolton analyzes the threat of ransomware and how criminal networks in Russia like REvil, are perpetrating attacks and what can be done defensively and offensively to stop them.







