Abstract:In the 17th century, pirates would kidnap wealthy merchants and demand money in exchange for their safe release. Today, the ransoming of digital data by cyber criminals is far more likely. Cyber security researchers Dr Jason Nurse, from the University of Kent's Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), and Jamie MacColl, from
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