Where were you when WanaCryptor surged around the globe? The highly virulent self-replicating ransomware (a ransomworm, of sorts) swept across most of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, encrypting valuable and important files in the process. The response was swift, as it had to be. But the infection still hit over 200,000 systems around the world, some in mission critical infrastructure. As such, Microsoft issued extra security patches for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 8. Patching is usually the most efficient method of eradicating a glaring security issue — except for when, in some cases, it goes wrong....
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