Security News

WannaCry is a painful reminder of why enterprises must stay current on software updates (Help Net Security)
2017-05-18 15:53

WannaCry is a wake-up call for the excessive numbers of companies needlessly dragging their feet over Windows 10 migrations. Certainly since Friday, we’ve seen an upswing in interest from...

Patches Pending for Medical Devices Hit By WannaCry (Threatpost)
2017-05-18 14:18

Companies such as Siemens and Bayer are planning to release patches for medical devices hit by the ransomware WannaCry over the past several days.

WannaCry: Smaller businesses are at great risk (Help Net Security)
2017-05-18 13:30

Last week saw a widespread attack with more than 10,000 organisations across 150 countries – including 48 NHS trusts in the UK – almost simultaneously hit by the ransomware strain WannaCry. With...

WannaCry and IoT: Vendors react (Help Net Security)
2017-05-17 18:28

Among the organizations most gravely affected by the WannaCry ransomware was the UK National Health Service. According to The Sunday Times, 48 NHS organisations were hit, including about 30...

Next NSA Exploit Payload Could be Much Worse Than WannaCry (Threatpost)
2017-05-17 17:19

Researchers urge Windows admins to apply MS17-010 before the next attack using the EternalBlue NSA exploit deploys a worse payload than WannaCry ransomware.

Who are we kidding? WannaCry is not a first (Help Net Security)
2017-05-17 16:24

On Friday, May 12, 2017, the world was alarmed to discover that cybercrime has reached a new record, in a widespread ransomware attack dubbed WannaCry that is believed to have caused the biggest...