SecureWorld was an informative 2-day event that highlighted many of the common day cyber-threats that are targeting companies today. The event occurred in Denver, Colorado on October 18th, 2016. There were many well-known experts in the cyber-security field, including a few key individuals; Col Cedric Leighton (CNN Military Analyst, USAF (ret.) and CEO, Cedric Leighton Associates) and Paul Kurtz (CEO & Co-Founder, TruSTAR Technology).
One of the biggest topics this year was on ransomware (a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid), and how in recent years its attacks have increased exponentially. This isn’t a new type of ransomware that is causing the uptick, but rather the increased adoption of Bitcoin. Bitcoin, which allows a user to accept payment without a paper trail, has potentially revived the use of ransomware by hackers.
