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To: Oldeconomybuyer
hackers apparently took advantage of the fact that vulnerable targets — particularly hospitals — had yet to update their systems.

They can give you a heart transplant. They can repair a shattered pelvis. But they can't update Windows.


10 posted on 05/12/2017 1:20:59 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“They can give you a heart transplant. They can repair a shattered pelvis. But they can’t update Windows. “

I was a technical account manager for an account that was a hospital group and yes, their update cycle was every 6 months or longer because of the testing they would perform to make sure patches did not impact patient care. I don’t know if all are that way but I bet they are.

Time will tell if this was due to poor patch management or intentional OS back doors. If they are truly using an NSA tool then I doubt any level of patching would help.


12 posted on 05/12/2017 1:24:38 PM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
They can give you a heart transplant. They can repair a shattered pelvis. But they can't update Windows.

"Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a systems analyst"

28 posted on 05/13/2017 5:01:08 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We Fix America)
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