A Growing Risk Ignored: Exploring the Risks & Pitfalls of Outdated Systems - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

This past May, over 300,000 computers in over 150 countries were affected by the WannaCry ransomware attacks. Despite an available patch from Microsoft, many of the companies failed to install critical updates prior to the attack-- leaving them vulnerable. Thousands of machines were infected and the worm caused network outages, flight cancellations, and ATM failures. Given the increasing number of endpoint devices connected to corporate networks, the ever- expanding supply chain, and the complexity of cyber attacks, are companies adequately updating their operating systems? In this webinar, BitSight Data Scientist Dan Dahlberg will discuss: -BitSight’s own research on outdated endpoints and their correlation to the May 2017 WannaCry attacks -The risk of running outdated systems on your business’ bottom line -The risks organizations face if companies in their supply chain are not keeping up with their patching process