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Features in this issue

• A peek into the future of storage

  by  Aaron Tan

  Flash-based storage is here to stay and will continue to be enhanced, even as helium and DNA are being primed for use in the distant future

• Double extortion ransomware attacks and how to stop them

  by  Nicholas Fearn

  As ransomware attacks increase, hackers are diversifying their tactics to get victims to hand over larger sums of money. We investigate the rise of double extortion attacks

• EU’s top court questions legality of UK phone and internet data surveillance

  by  Bill Goodwin

  European Court of Justice rules that the UK and EU member states must comply with EU privacy laws when harvesting people’s sensitive communications data from telecoms and internet companies