CIO OPINION
2. Ransomware can and will
take advantage
In recent years, we have seen a rise in the
number of ransomware attacks occurring
across the globe, causing a predicted loss of
US$5 billion last year. WannaCry is known
as one of the worst attacks in history, with
millions of computers affected worldwide,
including many belonging to the NHS.
Running XP was one of the reasons that so
many computers were vulnerable to this
attack, as well as multiple others in recent
years. But why?
Without the most recent security updates
that newer operating systems receive on a
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regular basis, older machines are left without
the level of cyber defences that are required
to prevent attacks such as WannaCry or
NotPetya having a devastating impact.
3. GDPR will only exacerbate
the problems
The new GDPR regulation means that
any organisation that holds the data
of EU citizens has to comply with the
requirements of this new regulation.
This involves being able to provide all of the
data being held about any customer at any
time, as well as being able to prove that such
data is being stored securely.
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HAVING SUCH A
LARGE NUMBER
OF COMPUTERS
WITHOUT UP-TO-
DATE SECURITY
IS A MAJOR
CONCERN.
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