{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Technology Untangled","title":"Ransomware Attacks: Should we be worried?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/220bb998\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2168,"description":"Cyber Security is big business. In fact, it's estimated to be worth $160 billion. But that's likely to be peanuts compared to the value of cyber crime, which is estimated to cost the global economy $600 billion in 2022 - nearly 1% of the global economy. And just one corner of that - ransomware - costs the same in damage and paid-out fees as the entire cyber security industry: $160 billion. In fact, if ransomware was a country, its GDP would be higher than Morocco or Kuwait. \r\n\r\nIn this episode, we'll be examining the rise of ransomware, where the risk lies in modern-day attacks, who is behind them, and what we can do about it.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ei7FUjVB-JbViulnSlr6AR1IAKX2c_G-Xt2Jh18gixU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwOTEzLzE2ODkw/MDczOTMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}