Although the Wannacry malware, possibly originating in North Korea, spreads worldwide, the virus kicks hundreds of hospitals offline throughout the United Kingdom.
Cryptolocker released a form of malware which could not be removed without the victim paying a “ransom” which may or may not restore any lost files.
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security work together to create the National Cyber Awareness System.
In response to burgeoning threats of cyber attacks, a chapter of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) creates National Computer Security Day to raise public awareness every November 30.
