The IT Security community is buzzing with reports of a massive outbreak of ransomware by the name “WannaCry.” The exploit comes in the form of a worm that breaches systems through a vulnerability within Microsoft’s XP operating system and Windows SMB Server.
While this shouldn’t be a concern for most organizations who have kept current with Microsoft’s upgrade path through Windows 7, 8, and now 10, legacy applications being kept around that still run the unsupported OS should be turned off and/or patched immediately.
For a bit more detail follow this link to BBC.com
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