050. Month in Review: The Redcar and Cleveland Borough Breach

On Saturday 8th February 2020, Redcar & Cleveland Council was hit with, what is thought to be, ransomware. Holly Grace Williams discusses the wider impact of hacking a council, and the brand damage that can come from this kind of attack. Key points: 1'27 What happened to Redcar & Cleveland Council? 1'50 Do people really understand what ransomware is? 4'll The timing of ransomware attacks 6'44 Why restoring from backup is not always as simple as it sounds 8'17 The wider impact of councils being hacked 13'04 Dealing with brand damage from a breach 21'39 How can you have confidence in an organisation's security? Download on iTunes: apple.co/2Ji61Ek Listening time: 26 minutes Hosted by: Holly Grace Williams, Technical Director at Secarma