Medical
Australia and NZ largely escape global cyber attack
The IT systems at 10 GP practices across Tayside, which operate independently of NHS Tayside's systems, were affected by the attack. "We are among the first responders to attacks on the internet and we're working comprehensively to address cybersecurity threats", Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft said . [Full Article...]
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Ransomware cyber-attack a wake-up call
While this protected newer Windows systems and computers that had enabled Windows Update to apply this latest update, many computers remained unpatched globally. Oliver Gower of the UK's National Crime Agency said, " cyber criminals may believe they are anonymous, but we will use all the tools at our disposal to bring them to justice". [Full Article...]
Unprecedented cyber attacks wreak global havoc
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that Friday's cyber attack has affected 48 of the 248 NHS trusts in England, with all but six now back to normal. The message in the attack demanded payment of US$300 in Bitcoin within three days; if not, the ransom was to double; by the seventh day and if no ransom was paid, all the files inside the computer would be deleted, according to the spokesman. [Full Article...]
Europe is bracing for a laptop ban on flights to America

World's biggest cyberattack hits 150 countries, the threat is 'escalating'
The assault is part of an attack that has affected organisations in about 100 countries, including the United States, India, China, Russia and Spain, disrupting power and telephone companies. Speaking after a Cobra meeting on Saturday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd admitted "there's always more" that can be done to protect against viruses. NHS staff across the region have been working incredibly har... [Full Article...]
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