I’m sure by now most of you have heard of the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread across the world recently – affecting thousands of computers and causing concern in the information security community.
The good news is that thanks to “accidental hero” – Marcus Hutchins, who activated the “kill switch” of the virus, the threat has been stopped – at least for the time being.
Hackers have been trying to revive the virus by bringing down Marcus Hutchins domain and thus de-activating the kill switch, but so far their attempts have been unsuccessful.
The lesson here is update, update, update your Windows machines, when prompted by the auto-update software. Do not put off or disable Windows updates, or you risk falling victim to the next hacker attack.
If you want to learn more about what the WannaCry virus is, how it developed, and why it presented such a threat, check out the infographic below.
