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Saturday, April 22 • 3:00pm - 3:25pm
The History of Ransomware: From Floppies to Droppers, and Beyond

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Modern ransomware has become synonymous with some of the most devastating cyber attacks of our time.. 30 years ago, however, ransomware was born as a wild scheme, devised by a man armed with 10,000 floppy disks and a virus. How has ransomware evolved since and what can this strange history teach us?
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Eliad Kimhy

Akamai Security Research
Eliad is the head of Akamai Security Research CORE Team guiding the development of the Akamai Security Research work. He was one of the creators and producers of the podcast Malicious Life which tells stories from the history of cybersecurity, and has a deep passion for the untold... Read More →

Saturday April 22, 2023 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
AMC Theatre 13
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