Tag: patching
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WannaCry shows we need to understand why organizations don’t patch
For the past few days, the world of Infosec on Twitter has tried to find as many ways as possible of saying “we told you so”. To be fair, it’s true – we did tell you so: for years we have warned of the dangers of not patching, of not keeping backups, and of running services…
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WannaCry shows we need to understand why organizations don’t patch
For the past few days, the world of Infosec on Twitter has tried to find as many ways as possible of saying “we told you so”. To be fair, it’s true – we did tell you so: for years we have warned of the dangers of not patching, of not keeping backups, and of running services…
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POODLE is the brown M&Ms of security
Just because it won’t be exploited, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t patch it. There is a famous story about the rock band Van Halen whose lists of requirements when performing a show included some M&Ms — but “absolutely no brown ones”. The story is true and has little to do with childish rock star behaviour. The…