The recent cyberattack on Canadian retailer Indigo has served as a reminder for how disruptive such invasions can be in a world so reliant on digital properties.

But what happens when those attacks disrupt the operations of governments, even small ones.

Emma McPhee, a reporter for Brunswick News, joins the show to discuss how a similar ransomware attack affected the city of Saint John, what can make a government vulnerable, and what we all have to be wary of when it comes to cyber security.

Background reading: Anatomy of a cyberattack — How a 'Russian Mafia group' took Saint John hostage

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