Just three years ago, we got to see the destructive potential of a worldwide state-sponsored hacking attack during 2017's WannaCry outbreak.  The unprecedented cyber-event, which disabled around 200,000 systems in roughly 150 countries globally, was a sneak preview of the current status quo, where individuals and businesses are being hit by hackers on a daily basis. One element of the WannaCry attack that particularly resonates today, as we navigate the coronavirus pandemic, was the way the ransomware affected what is perhaps our most vital services sector. WannaCry set back the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) £100 million and was responsible for the cancelation of over 19,000 individual medical appointments, according to the U.K.'s Department of Health.  This extreme level of damages was achieved despite the fact that the NHS wasn't specifically targeted by hackers during the attack.  Victims included a whopping...(Read Full Post)