That is why we need to implement defense in depth e.g.

· Firewalls

· Anti-malware

· Patching

· Segmenting the network

· Authentication

· User training

· etc

From: Peter Osotsi [mailto:peter.osotsi@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 12:32 PM
To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk; Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zepto Ramsonware

Yes Alex. But the spam issue is becoming an epidemic as some spam is able to filter through some antivirus.

PO

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Watila Alex via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

was anti virus software installed?

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On Thu, 8 Sep, 2016 at 11:32, Odhiambo Washington

<odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:

The ransomware still requires the appropriate access permissions to mess up the files.

On 8 September 2016 at 11:07, Jose Muga <jpmuga@gmail.com> wrote:

From a video I saw on youtube most of these Ransomwares scan the network for File Share servers, so if you have setup backup folders on a file share, disconnect it. 

On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 at 10:25 Watila Alex via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

first department to be automated is usually finance then they believe they know ICT

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On Fri, 2 Sep, 2016 at 9:24, MotoBaridi via skunkworks

<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

i've never understood this - why is IT always dumped under Finance?...

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On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

You don't have to pay the ransom. It's that time that backups become handy!

Ransomware will be the end of Network/Systems engineers. However there is a positive side: Finance Managers (under whom they always place IT) and Management will now listen to IT when they ask for something and not see their budgets as unnecessary OPEX.

On 1 September 2016 at 23:05, Peter Osotsi via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Dear skunkers,

I'm tonight fighting this monster. He has locked two servers and several workstations. Anyone that has succeeded without sending a ransom.

Good night 

Peter 

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