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74 countries hit by NSA-powered WannaCrypt ransomware backdoor: Emergency fixes emitted by Microsoft for WinXP+

Richard Jones 1
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Re: From North of the Border

Update, software does not run on the ground or in the air, it requires hardware, thus upping the cost considerably. Then it needs installing or profiling. Then it needs testing and deploying. You might even need to train staff to use it correctly. Then there are all of those lovely custom crafted funnies that all the staff know and love like CTI scanners and MRI machines, etc. Etc.

So as a reasonable estimate the costs of deployment are probably out by a factor of 10 at a minimum.

None of this is a reason to not act, but knee jerks are for jerks.

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