Topic: On January $3,2023,$ the media posted that LockBit, a ransomware group the FBI has called one of the most active and destructive in the world, posted a statement saying it blocked its partner responsible for the cyber attack on Toronto$$s Hospital for SickKids. Other Canadian hospitals and educational institutions later experienced similar devastating cyber incidents. Notably, in February $2024,$ a cyber incident brought down the network at Laurentian University. In March $2024,$ a similar event brought down the network at the University of Winnipeg. Detail the significance of these events and other more recent ones to public entities

in terms of harm to property and people.

Discuss how these events help define what kinds of cybercrime we are likely to see in $2024.$ Also, discuss key strategies for mitigating the damages.