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elfico:
Its really upsetting, however, some blame lay with them. many of the systems affected are still using Windows XP whose life cycle ended long ago. Moreover, the tools used to craft the attacks are suspected to be from the NSA hacking tools leaked sometime ago and Microsoft has released patches for their OS (at least the ones that are still being supported.) The fact that more attacks are imminent should be a wake up call to people to take system security serious.
And I am hybrid too by the way. lolz

Oh lol Good to know.

You're so right about that. And that's the first thing I debated with my colleagues. I was shocked to read that reputable organizations still runs on outdated OS/unpatched. I mean why use Windows XP? I understand if they were IT companies, but health sectors? We indeed have a long way to go in incorporating IT Security in other sectors. Yea, it was actually leaked about a month ago.(And that makes me wonder how much of those weapons NSA has instock )
And like you rightly stated Microsoft released patches for their OS. But obviously these companies were yet to update them. Forcing Microsoft to release an emergency one on Friday, especially for users who were still running on XP/Vista.

I mean, there will always be vulnerabilities in OS's and attackers will always exploit these vulnerabilities, but its left for companies to update when patches are released by their providers.

I understand if it was Nigeria. I understand if so many companies were affected because they dint patch their OS. Because in the first place, sadly some reputable companies dont even run on genuine OS in Naija..

And with IOT devices gaining grounds. Trust me, this is just the beginning of Distributed attacks. Sad, but truth!

VickyRotex:
Oh lol Good to know.

You're so right about that. And that's the first thing I debated with my colleagues. I was shocked to read that reputable organizations still runs on outdated OS/unpatched. I mean why use Windows XP? I understand if they were IT companies, but health sectors? We indeed have a long way to go in incorporating IT Security in other sectors. Yea, it was actually leaked about a month ago.(And that makes me wonder how much of those weapons NSA has instock )
And like you rightly stated Microsoft released patches for their OS. But obviously these companies were yet to update them. Forcing Microsoft to release an emergency one on Friday, especially for users who were still running on XP/Vista.

I mean, there will always be vulnerabilities in OS's and attackers will always exploit these vulnerabilities, but its left for companies to update when patches are released by their providers.

I understand if it was Nigeria. I understand if so many companies were affected because they dint patch their OS. Because in the first place, sadly some reputable companies dont even run on genuine OS in Naija..

And with IOT devices gaining grounds. Trust me, this is just the beginning of Distributed attacks. Sad, but truth!

You talk like someone who is a shareholder/patron in this killer virus organization. Abi you're just enjoying the show because you're not touched?

akpasubi777:
You talk like someone who is a shareholder/patron in this killer virus organization. Abi you're just enjoying the show because you're not touched?

Really? How can someone reason like this?

~Stop playing mind games and answer the question. Do I need to tell you what a critical question look like or is this the new generation way of reasoning? No wonder dog is eating dog.

VickyRotex:
And with IOT devices gaining grounds. Trust me, this is just the beginning of Distributed attacks. Sad, but truth!

IOT ? let's not even get started on those. saw a pic on devrant that shows what a ransome ware attack on IOT devices would look like.

source: LinkedIn

elfico:
IOT ? let's not even get started on those. saw a pic on devrant that shows what a ransome ware attack on IOT devices would look like.

source: LinkedIn

Exactement!!! I think I first saw this on LinkedIn too.

And the first time I saw it, I laughed so hard, before I thought well about it impact!