May 2017

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Worldwide Malware Attack: Exploring WannaCry WannaCry is the worst malware attack of 2017. As computer virus outbreaks go, this ransomware attack is being called one of the biggest cyberattacks in history and continues to spread worldwide. In this post, we’ll...

Get Started Start a free, 14-day trial of Syxsense, which helps organizations from 50 to 10,000 endpoints monitor and manage their environment, all from just a web browser. An email will be automatically sent to the address you provide. [dt_default_button...

Patch Now: WannaCrypt Ransomware On Friday, the security team at Syxsense was one of the first to break the news in the US about the WannaCrypt malware attack. Over the weekend, a UK security blogger found a kill switch for...

Hackers breach computers in 12 countries with stolen NSA tools A large ransomware attack has thrown the British healthcare infrastructure into uncertainty. The National Health Service confirmed in a statement that as of the morning of May the 12th “16 NHS...

Who defends the Windows Defender? This week we have learned of a serious bug with Windows Defender which could effectively hand over control to an attacker simply by receiving a carefully crafted email – without you even opening it. The...

Comparing Patch Strategies What is the best approach to patching for your environment? See our infographic to compare the difference between patch-centric and device-centric patching. Although the strategies are similar, there is a key difference when it comes to selecting and...

The Most Sophisticated Phishing Attack Yet In the past, one way to defend yourself from a phishing attempt was to double check the URL. If something looked fishy, pun intended, you knew to navigate away. However, a recent demonstration by...