Alert! Cyber Attacks From Within!
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One thing we do know is where the virus started and it appears that someone from the U.S. Government used a "flash drive" against policy and has injected this virus circumventing our most sophisticated firewall security systems.
Most people don't do it intentionally but hackers know they do it and use us (the Human Element) as their mules for delivery. Viruses could be hidden as Trojans behind something as simple as a photo, in an email and especially in "flash or thumb drives".
There is no 100% way to prevent a cyber attack but we can & should do everything we can "not" to help them, especially us humans. Having strict policies in place are one thing, people following them is another.
At a minimum, "NO" foreign data/graphics or software should be allowed to be viewed or entered into any system unless mgmt. approves it first. The opening of foreign emails where the sender can not be identified or known, should not be opened and then deleted. If it is important, someone will contact you one way or another. You can always preview before opening.
This way seem like the case of "that doesn't happen to us" or "we have....in place to protect us" ...just remember this...think about how you will feel and operate your business if all of your data was destroyed - all? If the US. Government can't prevent this...do you really think you can? Make sure your security is up to par every 6 months, if not sooner, and talk to your staff about how damaging a simple act against The Company Technology policy can be.
