To: commish
Cybersecurity people should treat NHS just like they treat their patients. Make an appointment for 6 months from now and we will diagnose the problem, then we will schedule you to fix the problem in 12-18 months. LOL! Harsh... :-)
Seriously though, I hope their IT department has sufficient recovery plans, otherwise they are SOL.
6 posted on
05/12/2017 10:13:55 AM PDT by
COBOL2Java
("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs and Vichy Republicans))
To: COBOL2Java
Hospitals are the #1 target of ransomware hackers. They know that it is easier and faster for them to pay the ransom and get their systems back on line that it is to troubleshoot, reload and reboot.
This is a fix that truly falls under the 2/3 rule of software. You can have fast, cheap or correct -- pick two. Fast & cheap won't be correct, fast & correct won't be cheap, and cheap & correct won't be fast.
7 posted on
05/12/2017 10:18:31 AM PDT by
commish
(Freedom tastes Sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it!)
To: COBOL2Java
I am told that some of these ransomware exploits can infect and encrypt your backups.
12 posted on
05/12/2017 1:03:46 PM PDT by
rlmorel
(President Donald J. Trump ... Making Liberal Heads Explode, 140 Characters at a Time)
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