In every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. That makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. You need proof . Well, look at the world wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital Computer Systems in businesses, in Public Institutions, Around The World. My guess is rob wainwright, head of the European Police agency, europol. Are the cyber crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops . Hardtalk theme music. Rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. For the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. How seriously should we be taking it . Well, it is one of around 200 high profile investigations europol is helping to co ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen anythin
In every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. That makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. You need proof . Well, look at the world wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital Computer Systems in businesses, in Public Institutions, Around The World. My guess is rob wainwright, head of the European Police agency, europol. Are the cyber crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops . Hardtalk theme music. Rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. For the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. How seriously should we be taking it . Well, it is one of around 200 high profile investigations europol is helping to co ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen anythin
In every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. That makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. You need proof . Well, look at the world wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital Computer Systems in businesses, in Public Institutions, Around The World. My guess is rob wainwright, head of the European Police agency, europol. Are the cyber crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops . Hardtalk theme music. Rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. For the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. How seriously should we be taking it . Well, it is one of around 200 high profile investigations europol is helping to co ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen anythin
Ukraine is going into the final round of its president ial election many ukrainians are still struggling to make ends meet but well show you one of the few economic sectors that keeps people from looking abroad for better opportunities also coming to the United States is piling the pressure on cuba as it struggles to cope with problems relating to ally venezuela and sleeping near the office Young Professionals in the uk are dealing with high rents and long commutes. Because cobra merlyn good to have you with us ukrainians go to the polls on sunday in the final round of the countrys president ial election corruption and long low Living Standards are among the defining issues now as real incomes fell in recent years millions of people voted with their feet looking for work in the European Union one industry thats bucking that trend is i t allowing young ukrainians to earn european wages while staying at home. Its not hard to understand why millions of tourists make their way to libby and
in regular trade craft you want visibility even if it means the other side has it, too. mike: is it possible it might work in vladimir putin s strategy to turn the lights off in russia to a certain degree or turn the cyberspace off of it if there is bad news coming from ukraine to keep his home country in the dark about what s going on in ukraine? certainly. he telegraphed that in his own strategy in prior years. he had written that he wanted to perform a test to see what it would look like if he turned the lights off in his own internet space. it s part of the realm of possibilities for him and what he s thinking. alicia: we are seeing president putin turn into more of an