WannaCry Ransomware Global Attack is current attack on company data across the globe. Europe was hard hit last week and it is expected the US will suffer similar attacks. Be extra careful opening attachments and links on other websites. In some cases legitimate websites are being targeted to spread the offending code. For example a hospital I recommend “Right-Clicking” and scan the file or link before opening.
The worst issue that is being dealt with by victims is this: the files touched by the attack are encrypted and the attacker is the only source for the key to reverse that. This can have dire consequences, especially in the healthcare sector. Encrypted patient records, doctor’s files and other items may not be usable or accessible unless there is a good backup to restore.
The code encrypts all files and changes the file extensions of files to .dharma. It then crawls the LAN and in some cases through VPN and Offline mounts.
Tips to try and avoid infection are :
Keep operating system up-to-date and patched
Use latest version of your Anti-Virus available
Don’t open unwanted emails
Right-Click and “scan” all attachments – even those whom are normally trusted resources as they may have been affected without knowing so.
Dismount backup drives after backups complete as to isolate them from the Network.
Remount prior to scheduled backup
Have an Offsite Storage Plan like Carbonite or Code42
One Drive and Dropbox files will be affected and therefore are not viable backups if mounted.
Have a Virtual Machine Disaster Recovery System in Place such as StorageCraft ShadowProtect.
If you should fall victim to this attack, we can help. Better yet if you do not have a “Disaster Recovery Plan” in place call us today to help get your systems protected.
Do NOT Pay the Ransom, there is no guarantee the files will be de-encrypted or will not just suddenly re-encrypted again in the future.
The best defense is planning , preparation and active monitoring.
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It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy that drive weather, biology and more. In addition to keeping life alive on Earth, the sun also sends out a constant flow of particles called the solar wind, and it occasionally erupts with giant clouds of solar material, called coronal mass ejections, or explosions of X-rays called solar flares. These events can rattle our space environment out to the very edges of our solar system. In space, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, keeps an eye on our nearest star 24/7. SDO captures images of the sun in 10 different wavelengths, each of which helps highlight a different temperature of solar material. In this video, we experience SDO images of the sun in unprecedented detail. Presented in ultra-high definition, the video presents the dance of the ultra-hot material on our life-giving star in extraordinary detail, offering an intimate view of the grand forces of the solar system. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12034 Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA’s Goddard Shorts HD podcast:https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f0004_index.html Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC Or find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NASAGoddard Music tracks in the order they appear from the album Deep Venture “Northern Stargazer” “Negative Thermal Expansion” “Photophore” “Osedax” “Retroreflector” All tracks written and produced by Lars Leonhard https://www.lars-leonhard.de/
Cloud bleed was a Security Breech which involved leaked code for customers which use the CloudFlair platform. This include many BIG and SMALL companies for data storage, sharing, web hosting and websites. Cloud-flair has apparently fixed the issue. Essentially it allowed other “bad” sites to read information your browsers cache .
This Digitalprivacyalert.org redirect is caused by adware installed on your computer. Such adware programs are bundled with other free software that you download off of the Internet. It also appears when visiting infected websites. Unfortunately, some free downloads do not adequately disclose that other software will also be installed and you may find that you have installed adware without your knowledge.
Once this malicious program is installed, whenever you will browse the Internet, an ad from Digitalprivacyalert.org will randomly pop-up.
These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the adware publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue.
When infected with this adware program, other common symptoms include:
Advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.
Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user’s knowledge.
RECOMMENDATION DO NOT FOLLOW THE PROMPTS OR INSTALL THIS PROGRAM. RATHER CLICK the “X” in UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THEN RUN YOUR Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware Program.
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