Windows OS Security issues! As well as other OS's
As many of you know last Friday a Ransomware Virus attacked many in Europe, Asia and even here in the US! Here's some BBC reports on what happened:
- Ransomware: Cyber-attack threat escalating - Europol
- Global cyber-attack: How roots can be traced to the US
- What is the ransomware causing chaos globally?
- What is the ransomware causing chaos globally?
- Global cyber-attack: How roots can be traced to the US
A happy accident stopped the threat this time! What about the next attack?
Many of the people we help here are still using older systems which can't support newer OS's. We need to start warning these folks not to put their systems on the internet so they don't become either infected of taken over (DoD attack bot).
We also need to create a set of guides to properly setup ones system to be proactively configured out so one can defend them selves from the risk.
Any ideas here guys?
Update (05/14/2017)
The ransomware virus has mutated (altered)! Ransomware cyber-attack a wake-up call, Microsoft warns
Update (05/15/2017)
More on whats happening: WannaCry — New Variants Detected!.
Here's the researchers writeup on how an accident stopped the 'Wanna Decryptor ransomware: How I accidentally stopped a global Wanna Decryptor ransomware attack
Is this a worthwhile discussion?
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@danj great information! Proper setups, frequent backups and updating antivirus and OS programs must become common practice
by oldturkey03