The Cyber Security Company
Cyber security is a threat to every business, no matter the size. As Australia’s Leading Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) Seccom Global is brings highly customised, cost-effective IT security solutions to protect your organisation. Our personalised approach ensures that you receive the best security expertise, catering to the specific needs of your company.
Our range of cyber security products and services can help you negotiate the risks of operating a business in a world dominated by the Internet. As trade and commerce increasingly rely on smooth and safe online interaction, Seccom Global stands at the absolute forefront of internet security.
With our broad spectrum of cyber security services, we’re well positioned to help you with the specific security requirements of your business. Our solutions can be provided as either fully managed (opex) solutions, customer owned (capex) solutions, or a combination of the two. Our Security Operations Centre monitors and manages the cyber security solutions we provide 24 x 7, for your peace of mind.
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Wanna.Cry. Why Was This Cyber Attack So Damaging?
Around 15 April, 2017 a group known as the Shadow Brokers released a trove of exploits that were allegedly stolen from the US NSA FuzzBunch toolkit. One of these exploits, codenamed EternalBlue, takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. EternalBlue provides local privilege escalation via remote code-execution, thereby allowing malware or an attacker to gain control of unpatched systems without user interaction. This vulnerability was patched by Microsoft on March 14, 2017.
On 12 May, 2017 computers around the world began to be infected by the WannaCrypt ransomware. It has been reported that up to 70,000 systems within Britain’s NHS were subsequently infected. The initial infection is thought to have been via a spear phishing attack and reporting suggests that the attack has not been political in nature. WannaCry began rapidly spreading by automatically infecting network-connected PCs using worm-like behaviour.
If you are uncertain that you are suitably prepared for a threat such as WannaCrypt, call Seccom Global on +61 2 9688 6933.
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