tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post5021362545059873372..comments2024-03-27T07:30:02.390+00:00Comments on drsolly: Two weeks to prepare for cyber attackdrsollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-82640029152310104212014-06-03T10:15:15.462+01:002014-06-03T10:15:15.462+01:00Ok, here goes
No 1 I don't do a back up, you ...Ok, here goes <br />No 1 I don't do a back up, you are right, is it too difficult, probably not, just don't want to pay for the hardware to back it up and "can't be bovvered". But, every time I use my machine i work on the basis, if this doesn't power up next time whats the damage? So I only put on it what I don't mind losing. <br /><br />No 2 Been there done that got the TEE shirt. There IS nothing on Windows you cant run on Linux!... is there? <br /><br />No 3 Tough one this, unlike you, I cant ramble around the countryside during the day looking for caches, I mean banks! So, I use my Linux machine hardwired to the router and surely that "https:" thing MEANS something!! :) <br /><br />ps I too have a credit card with limited funds, :)))))<br /><br />Enjoy your day out, it looks like it will be dry today! AmIbovveredhttp://toomuchtimeonmyhands.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-41726274052762507312014-06-03T07:05:15.492+01:002014-06-03T07:05:15.492+01:00"Known losses caused by the malware are estim..."Known losses caused by the malware are estimated to be around EUR 75 million"<br /><br />Are they "known" or are they "estimated"? My guess is, they're guessed.drsollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-11155839409745525882014-06-03T00:18:40.172+01:002014-06-03T00:18:40.172+01:00I suspect the 2-week deadline derives from the who...I suspect the 2-week deadline derives from the wholly theoretical assumption that the ZeuS/Cryptolocker botnet commanders would need at least that amount of time to put in place another infrastructure for their malware. With said malware not currently functional (i.e. it has nowhere to phone home to for instructions/updates) it can be more easily removed from any currently infected system.<br />I suspect that the ZeuS infrastructure has been terminally affected. We await with interest the phoenix that will - undoubtedly - arise from those ashes, given that one estimate posits that US$27million were paid over to the ransomers in just two months (https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/international-action-against-gameover-zeus-botnet-and-cryptolocker-ransomware)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874986622698827580noreply@blogger.com