Cybercrime now less of a risk and more of a reality

In the rapidly expanding domain of global cyber security breaches, 2017 set a new bar for computer network attacks, writes John Daly.

From major corporate incursions to state-sponsored violations across the globe, the year introduced the public to a new lexicon of electronic criminality known variously as Cloudbleed, Shadowbrokers, WannaCry, NotPetya, BadRabbit and MongoDB.