Suddenly, more than 200,000 computers on the planet were encrypted. It turned out that the corresponding hole had been closed by an update three months ago. But who installed it?
The operating system manufacturer announced an urgent release of another update. Even for those operating systems that were no longer officially supported.
— Install immediately!
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IncreaseMedical equipment manufacturers are prohibiting healthcare facilities from updating software or modifying their equipment, much of which runs on Windows XP.
Medical equipment manufacturers are prohibiting healthcare facilities from updating software or modifying their equipment, much of which runs on Windows XP.
At the recent CeBIT Australia trade show, Eugene Kaspersky, the head of antivirus software developer KasperskyLab, shared some thoughts regarding the WannaCry ransomware virus . The latter has affected hundreds of thousands of users in 150 countries, writes ZDNet.
A significant number of victims were users of the outdated Windows XP. According to Eugene Kaspersky, he is puzzled not so much by the fact that WannaCry victims were owners of an unsupported system, but by why private users and, more importantly, businesses and organizations from various sectors of the economy use it. “I cannot understand why they do not abandon XP - it increases the cost of managing hundreds and thousands of computers,” he said. In response to a question on how to protect against ransomware attacks, he said that they pose the least threat to SMBs: “Small companies need to update the OS, make backup copies of data and use security solutions. Usually, this is enough.”
- We haven't tested it yet.
- Urgent!!! - the manager's voice turned into an ultrasonic screech - Rescue the data!
Everyone rushed to bet. Tons of dirt were poured on the electronic intelligence of state A, like, all this is because of you! You are to blame!
Meanwhile, in the office of the head of intelligence, the results of Operation Leak were being summed up.
- Well, summing up, I can say that you, Michael, were right. Everyone is installing updates! And these updates already contain the backdoor we installed! I congratulate you! Access to any computer from this day on is much easier for us! Congratulations again!
The moral of the story is quite simple. Should I install updates? Install them! Should I test them? Test them! But do it quickly!
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