Cal Poly SLO hosting cyber attack contest

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By Marissa Nall / Friday, June 15th, 2018 / Comments Off on Cal Poly SLO hosting cyber attack contest

For the last two weeks, computer engineering undergrad Cassidy Elwell has been staging a cyber attack at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Starting with a cast of characters and a storyline, Elwell has been using multiple phones and devices to simulate the suspect of a ransomware threat to Silverstone Medical Center, a fictional military hospital…

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