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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 12:57:00 -0700

The global WannaCry attack that started 10 days ago touched just a handful of Windows XP PCs, a security expert said Monday, contradicting the narrative that the aged OS was largely responsible for the ransomware’s crippling impact.

“There were no real WannaCry infections of Windows XP,” said Costin Raiu, director of Kaspersky Lab’s global research and analysis team, in an interview Monday. “We’ve seen only a handful of cases, less than a dozen, and it looks like most of them were testers [self-infecting systems].”

Raiu’s claim countered an assertion made by virtually every media report and blog post published after “WannaCry” emerged June 12. Countless news stories blamed Windows XP, which Microsoft retired three years ago, for falling victim to the attack because the vulnerability that WannaCry exploited had not been patched in the obsolete OS.

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ComputerWorld Independent

May 22, 2017 admin

IDG Contributor Network: Winning the war on ransomware

Credit to Author: Rob Cheng| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 11:00:00 -0700

Back in the ‘70s, the United States suffered a severe oil shortage.

Lines at the gas station filled city blocks. Thieves siphoned gasoline not to save money but time. In response, the federal government created a measurement, miles per gallon. Since then, MPG has become a factor in many car purchase decisions. Today, fuel efficiency has improved threefold, and we have hybrid and electric cars.

We are facing another crisis that threatens our way of life — ransomware. Cybercriminals hold hostage individual, public sector and enterprise data with remarkable ease and frequency. Although paying ransoms may solve a short-term problem, it almost guarantees that attacks will continue creating a larger threat to our digital society.

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MalwareBytes Security

May 22, 2017 admin

Mobile Menace Monday: Ransomware targets Tencent users

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 14:00:31 +0000

Because Android ransomware is on the raise, users should be extra cautious.

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Fortinet Security

May 22, 2017 admin

Byline: Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity Friend or Foe?

Credit to Author: Derek Manky| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 07:41:32 -0700

Security strategies need to undergo a radical evolution. Tomorrow’s security devices will need to see and interoperate with each other to recognize changes in the networked environment, anticipate new risks and automatically update and enforce policies. The devices must be able to monitor and share critical information and synchronize responses to detected threats.

ComputerWorld Independent

May 22, 2017 admin

For enterprise protection, antivirus software is no longer enough

Credit to Author: Ryan Francis| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 03:00:00 -0700

Antivirus software to protect corporate systems from malware is like a flu shot. You should have it, but it won’t likely protect you from every strain of the flu.

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Kaspersky Security

May 22, 2017 admin