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Credit to Author: Dustin Childs (Zero Day Initiative Communications)| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 16:30:02 +0000
At the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), we see patches in a way few do. We get the initial report from a researcher, we verify the issue internally, we notify the vendor, and finally we publish some details once a patch is released. Those patches represent the best method for preventing cyber attacks. Recently, an issue…
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 15:37:54 +0000
Sophos continues to work at protecting customers from the WannaCry ransomware attack – here’s what you need to know.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=33836&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/njvzLvfCFBc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Richard Orgias| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 08:13:46 -0700
Digital Transformation is Happening Now Digital Transformation is a subject on the minds of CEOs everywhere as they seek to improve business results and align more closely with the needs and the expectations of their customers. And why not? Businesses large and small are adopting digital practices that a recent McKinsey study shows delivers, on average, five times more revenue and eight times more profitability than peer companies. The appeal of improved revenues, greater profitability, and higher levels of customer engagement underpins a shift…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 13:08:41 +0000
Last week, The White House released its long awaited Executive Order (EO), Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, ironically enough during the same week we experienced the largest single ransomware attack that, by some estimates, has affected more than 200,000 victims across 150 countries. My intentions were to highlight the EO in…
Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 00:46:55 +0000
[Editors note: For the latest WannaCry information as it relates to Trend Micro products, please read this support article.] The WannaCry ransomware variant of 12-May-2017 has been engineered to take advantage of the most common security challenges facing large organizations today. Starting with a basic phish, this variant uses a recent vulnerability (CVE-2017-0144/MS17-010) to spread…
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 15:16:31 +0000
The spread of the WannaCry ransomware was aided in part by the millions of people stuck on Windows XP. The post If You Still Use Windows XP, Prepare For the Worst appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 01:05:41 +0000
What makes the self-replicating encryptor WannaCry so dangerous and how to prevent infection.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 19:27:31 +0000
The ransomware that swept the internet isn’t dead yet. But one researcher managed to at least slow it down. The post How an Accidental ‘Kill Switch’ Slowed Friday’s Massive Ransomware Attack appeared first on WIRED.
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