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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

      Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

      It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unpatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

      But those are less likely to be targeted...

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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        @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

        @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

        Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

        It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

        But those are less likely to be targeted...

        Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

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        • ObsolesceO
          Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
          last edited by Obsolesce

          @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

          @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

          @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

          Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

          It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

          But those are less likely to be targeted...

          Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

          Microsoft products are more highly targeted because more people use Windows on their PCs.

          If it was reversed and more people ran Linux on their PCs, then that would be the target, and you'd see people with Linux machines getting infected who never update.

          I agree on the skilled staff part.

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          • dbeatoD
            dbeato @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

            @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

            @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

            Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

            It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

            But those are less likely to be targeted...

            Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

            This can happen to Linux as well, check this one out:
            https://www.scmagazine.com/erebus-ransomware-attack-demanded-162-million-from-south-korean-firm/article/669604/

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            • dbeatoD
              dbeato @dbeato
              last edited by

              @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

              @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

              @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

              @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

              Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

              It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

              But those are less likely to be targeted...

              Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

              This can happen to Linux as well, check this one out:
              https://www.scmagazine.com/erebus-ransomware-attack-demanded-162-million-from-south-korean-firm/article/669604/

              And this was for lack of patching...too

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @dbeato
                last edited by

                @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

                It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

                But those are less likely to be targeted...

                Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

                This can happen to Linux as well, check this one out:
                https://www.scmagazine.com/erebus-ransomware-attack-demanded-162-million-from-south-korean-firm/article/669604/

                And this was for lack of patching...too

                Exactly.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @dbeato
                  last edited by

                  @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                  @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                  @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                  @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                  Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

                  It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

                  But those are less likely to be targeted...

                  Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

                  This can happen to Linux as well, check this one out:
                  https://www.scmagazine.com/erebus-ransomware-attack-demanded-162-million-from-south-korean-firm/article/669604/

                  Can happen, but much easier to patch Linux. Many fewer people thinking that patching is bad on Linux. Not patching Windows has become some kind of badge of pride in Windows circles.

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                  • dbeatoD
                    dbeato @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                    @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                    @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                    @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                    @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                    Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

                    It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

                    But those are less likely to be targeted...

                    Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

                    This can happen to Linux as well, check this one out:
                    https://www.scmagazine.com/erebus-ransomware-attack-demanded-162-million-from-south-korean-firm/article/669604/

                    Can happen, but much easier to patch Linux. Many fewer people thinking that patching is bad on Linux. Not patching Windows has become some kind of badge of pride in Windows circles.

                    I agree in the sense you can upgrade between releases and software without rebooting (On Software side) while Windows requires reboots and sometimes change of hardware and more requirements.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @dbeato
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                      @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                      @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                      @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                      @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                      @tim_g said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                      @scottalanmiller said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                      Mistakes include... using Microsoft products for critical systems, LAN based security.... the usual 😉

                      It's not Microsoft's software. It's the fact they aren't patching. There's some nasty shit that can happen to unmatched and outdated Linux systems, too!

                      But those are less likely to be targeted...

                      Microsoft products, even patched, put you at far greater risk both of getting infected and of being unable to get skilled staff to deal with the issue once it has happened.

                      This can happen to Linux as well, check this one out:
                      https://www.scmagazine.com/erebus-ransomware-attack-demanded-162-million-from-south-korean-firm/article/669604/

                      Can happen, but much easier to patch Linux. Many fewer people thinking that patching is bad on Linux. Not patching Windows has become some kind of badge of pride in Windows circles.

                      I agree in the sense you can upgrade between releases and software without rebooting (On Software side) while Windows requires reboots and sometimes change of hardware and more requirements.

                      And often additional licensing.

                      Its interesting in that article that they blame Linux, but never mention what OS was involved. A bit lacking. Imagine a Windows article that never mentioned the OS.

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                      • dbeatoD
                        dbeato
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                        I don't even understand why Cisco needed to be involved let alone Microsoft... I guess they don't have an IT Team.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @dbeato
                          last edited by

                          @dbeato said in City of Atlanta Shuts Down Due to Ransomware:

                          I don't even understand why Cisco needed to be involved let alone Microsoft... I guess they don't have an IT Team.

                          Yeah, pretty weird. No wonder these companies get compromised, they don't have any relevant staff. It's like getting robbed and realizing you have no facilities people locking the front door!

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