Re: [LINK] British researcher finds a 'kill switch' for global cyber attack

2017-05-15 Thread Dr Bob Jansen (in Korea)
The South Korean government has previously mandated XP/IE/ActiveX for gov funded web sites, so you need IE and ActiveX to do anything official in Korea. However, this ruling has been relaxed but I suspect the investment in the technology is too much for most organisations to change. I suppose,

Re: [LINK] British researcher finds a 'kill switch' for global cyber attack

2017-05-15 Thread Jim Birch
> it's difficult to see why any organisation would prefer Windows. 1. Existing applications and infrastructure 2. Existing staff skills and available skills in new recruitments 3. System component interoperability It's difficult to see how a moderate to large organisation that uses Windows could

Re: [LINK] British researcher finds a 'kill switch' for global cyber attack

2017-05-15 Thread Tom Worthington
On 15/05/17 12:14, David Lochrin wrote: ...Debian offers a number of GUI implementations, including the widely used KDE which can be configured to have the traditional Windows look & feel. Yes, I use the Mint Linux with an old fashioned Windows interface. ... it's difficult to see why any or

Re: [LINK] NYT: The NBN Bungle

2017-05-15 Thread JanW
At 07:00 AM 16/05/2017, Roger Clarke wrote: >[Word gets around.] > >How Australia Bungled Its $36 Billion High-Speed Internet Rollout >ANDREW McMILLEN >NYT >MAY 11, 2017 >https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/world/australia/australia-slow-internet-broadband.html I reckon this is because the NYT now

[LINK] NYT: The NBN Bungle

2017-05-15 Thread Roger Clarke
[Word gets around.] How Australia Bungled Its $36 Billion High-Speed Internet Rollout ANDREW McMILLEN NYT MAY 11, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/world/australia/australia-slow-internet-broadband.html ... Australia, a wealthy nation with a widely envied quality of life, lags in one esse

[LINK] Fwd: Update on WanaCry global ransomware incident

2017-05-15 Thread Roger Clarke
[Quite a service, isn't it. Late. Vague as all get-out. [Advises the very risky step of connecting to your backups, before auditing whether your working-environment is clear of the threat. [And this is Australia's high-priority cybersecurity service speaking. [Anyone got Alistair McGibbon's