Round-up: Ransomware criminals continue to innovate, and BEC scammers hit a high-profile victim

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, we bring you a round-up of some of the biggest cyber security stories of the last 7 days. Among the topics up for discussion are the latest innovations of ransomware criminals, a data breach at a controversial facial recognition company, and an investigation by Brian Krebs into a series of cyber attacks on companies in France that led to an interesting conclusion. Also this week, a survey reveals that many government employees feel ill-prepared to cope with a cyber attack, and a judge on Shark Tank falls victim to BEC scammers.