How Hackers Choose Their Victims

Enforcing the “double-extortion” technique aka pay-now-or-get-breached emerged as a head-turner last year. May 6th, 2022 is a recent example. The State Department said the Conti strain of ransomware was the most costly in terms of payments made by victims as of January. Conti, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) program, is one of the most notorious ransomware groups…

NEC, Fujitsu, DOCOMO, and NTT begin 6G trials

Four leading vendors (NEC, Fujitsu, DOCOMO, and NTT) are collaborating on experimental 6G trials. 5G and 4G networks still have plenty of time before they’re shuttered, but it’s never too soon to prepare for what comes next. The joint 6G trials announced today will aim to accelerate progress towards realising practical applications for the next-generation…

Berg Insight claims 8.6M Europeans were using connected healthcare in 2021

Research from Berg Insight suggests 8.6 million Europeans were using connected healthcare solutions in 2021. The figure relates to the end of 2021 and consists of traditional telecare, next-generation telecare, and telehealth solutions in EU27+3 countries. “As lockdowns and quarantines were imposed all around the world, healthcare providers were motivated to adopt remote patient monitoring…