Tag: wannacry
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The WannaCry kill switch wasn’t inserted to make someone a hero
Almost three months after its damaging outbreak, the WannaCry malware remains shrouded in mystery. Last week’s arrest of security researcher Marcus Hutchings, better known and hereafter referred to by his online handle MalwareTech, has added yet more mystery. With very little factual information on the case available, there is little point in speculating about whether…
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The WannaCry kill switch wasn’t inserted to make someone a hero
Almost three months after its damaging outbreak, the WannaCry malware remains shrouded in mystery. Last week’s arrest of security researcher Marcus Hutchings, better known and hereafter referred to by his online handle MalwareTech, has added yet more mystery. With very little factual information on the case available, there is little point in speculating about whether…
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VB2017 Small Talks and reserve papers announced
Today, we are pleased to announce the first two Small Talks for the VB2017 programme . The ‘Small Talks’ were first introduced as a third stream at the VB Conference in 2015, and quickly became a popular part of the conference. The talks in this stream are longer than those in the two regular streams…
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VB2017 Small Talks and reserve papers announced
Today, we are pleased to announce the first two Small Talks for the VB2017 programme . The ‘Small Talks’ were first introduced as a third stream at the VB Conference in 2015, and quickly became a popular part of the conference. The talks in this stream are longer than those in the two regular streams…
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Security advice in the wake of WannaCry and Not(Petya)
The recent outbreaks of WannaCry and (Not)Petya have left many users and organizations understandably confused about what to do and how to fend off such attacks. Thankfully, security experts are always happy to give advice. I decided to collect together and compile a list of the most important, and most frequently given, advice. Always install…
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Security advice in the wake of WannaCry and Not(Petya)
The recent outbreaks of WannaCry and (Not)Petya have left many users and organizations understandably confused about what to do and how to fend off such attacks. Thankfully, security experts are always happy to give advice. I decided to collect together and compile a list of the most important, and most frequently given, advice. Always install…
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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…